Management and outcome of patients with femoral head fractures: the mid-term follow-up with injuries and associated prognostic factors

Table 4 Table showing complications in relation to the surgical approaches

Complications	Anterior (S-P) (n = 18)	Posterior (K-L) (n = 19)	Lateral (n = 3)	Total (n = 42)
AVN		2	3	5 (12%)
PTA	4	6	3	13 (31%)
HO	3	5		8 (19)
Sciatic nerve injury		2		2(5%)

AVN avascular necrosis, PTA post traumatic arthritis, HO Heterotopic ossification, S-P Smith-Peterson, K-L Kocher-Langenbeck, n number of patients

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