Sliding screw-plate for fixation of femoral neck fracture

Internal fixation of femoral neck fractures

“…Both the use of multiple slender pins or screws, such as the Gouffon screws (Kofoed and Alberts 1980, Stromqvist et al 1984, Linde et al 1986, Madsen et al 1987, or a sliding screw device (Nordkild andSonne Holm 1984, Skinner andPowles 1986) have been advocated. Bearing in mind the difficulties involved in comparing different studies of femoral neck fractures (Frandsen 1986) we found that the complication rate of the DHS sliding screw in the present study (12/35) did not differ from the failure rate of sliding screw devices in most other studies (Nordkild and Sonne-Holm 1984, Svenningsen et al 1984, Skinner and Powles 1986, Madsen et al 1987. Among the patients treated with Gouffon screws, 25/38 developed complications.…”