Treatment of non-united femoral neck fractures in young adults by internal fixation combined with muscle-pedicle bone graft

ABSTRACT

Six patients, [16-31 years old], with ununited intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck were treated by internal fixation and quadratus femoris muscle-pedicle bone grafting. Satisfactory union occurred in all, will return of near-normal hip function. One patient developed secondary fracture, treated conservatively, and two patients were left with 1.5, and 2cm shortening. This method is useful in anatomical and functional restoration of the hip and it shortens the time to union