Items tagged “operations”
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Dynamic hip screw
A dynamic hip screw (DHS) is a femoral head-sparing orthopaedic device used to treat femoral neck fractures. It is sometimes referred to as a pin and plate.
Femoral neck fractures that are undisplaced and hence have a low risk of osteonecrosis (Garden I and II fractures) can be treated with hea...
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Derotation screw
A derotational screw is an orthopaedic device used for internal fixation of fractures to, unsurprisingly, limit rotation of the fracture 1.
They are applied across fractures at risk of rotation and hence avascular necrosis.
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Hip hemiarthroplasty
Hip hemiarthroplasty is an orthopaedic procedure for the treatment of certain femoral neck fractures where the femoral head is removed and replaced. The prefix hemi (meaning half) refers to the fact that the prosthetic femoral head articulates with the native acetabulum.
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Hemiarthro...