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Table 1 Recommended internal fixations for the Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture

From: An update on the Pauwels classification

 

Author

Year

Recommended internal fixation

Mechanics

Selvan

2004

The triangle configuration of cannulated hip screws

Hawks

2013

A lag screw construct perpendicular to the fracture combined with two parallel cannulated screws

Aminian

2007

Fixed-angle devices

Nowotarski

2011

A novel femoral neck locking plate with two 5.7-mm locking head cancellous screws, one lag screw into the calcar, and two screws into the shaft

Baitner

1999

Sliding hip screw

Rupprecht

2011

The Intertan

Saglam

2014

Minimal invasive sliding anti-rotator compressive hip screw

Basso

2014

A lateral locking plate combined with three screws

Samsami

2015

Dynamic hip screw with derotational screw

Clinic

Liporace

2008

Fixed-angle devices

Chen

2011

A dynamic hip screw combined with an anti-rotation screw

Virkus

2009

A horizontal lag screw combined with two parallel cannulated screws