Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures with Osteosynthesis. Ten Keys to Success Ten Keys to Success

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Fernando Manuel Bidolegui
Sebastián Pereira
Gabriel Vindver

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Femoral neck fracture is a pathology that the trauma surgeon usually faces. When he or she decides to perform osteosynthesis, there are many factors to consider in order to achieve a good result and avoid complications. In this update article we seek to offer 10 keys to success when reduction and osteosynthesis are chosen as the therapeutic method.

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Bidolegui, F. M., Pereira, S., & Vindver, G. (2021). Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures with Osteosynthesis. Ten Keys to Success. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 86(1), 110-121. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2021.86.1.1130
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Author Biographies

Fernando Manuel Bidolegui, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Sirio Libanés, ECICARO (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Fernando M. Bidolegui, MD. Head of Service. Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Sirio Libanés, ECICARO (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Sebastián Pereira, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Sirio Libanés, ECICARO (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Sebastián Pereira, MD. Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Sirio Libanés, ECICARO (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Gabriel Vindver, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Sirio Libanés, ECICARO (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Gabriel Vindver, MD. Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital Sirio Libanés, ECICARO (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

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