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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: The small screw-apex distance is potentially associated with femoral head osteonecrosis in adults with femoral neck fractures treated by closed reduction and percutaneous 3 parallel cannulated screws

Fig. 3

An 81-year-old female patient suffering from a right femoral neck fracture was treated with artificial hip replacement. The femoral head was cut with a saw near the centre on the coronal plane after the femoral head was removed, with the weight-bearing region just above the femoral head. Here, we aim to show the principal compressive trabecular structure. * Extractor

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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