In 1600s, Ambrose Pare, a French surgeon described the neck of femur fracture. In 1825, Sir Astley Paston Cooper delineated between intracapsular fractures from other fractures about the hip. In 1858, Von-Langen Beck, the German surgeon performed the first internal fixation of the femoral neck fracture with silver-plated screws. In 1932, Johansson devised a guide pin for easy positioning of the nail. In 1936, Knowle advocated multiple threaded pins for stabilization of neck of femur fractures. In 1936, Mc Murray performed oblique osteotomy for non union fractures. In 1986, O.N. Nagi, V.K. Gautham and S.K. Smarya introduced cancellous screw fixation and fibular graft for comminuted femoral neck fractures.
In 1859, Gross described non union in cases of intracapsular fracture neck of femur.
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies[edit | edit source]
In 1858, Von-Langen Beck, the German surgeon performed the first internal fixation of the femoral neck fracture with silver-plated screws.[4][5][3]
In 1897, Royal Whitman advocated forcible manipulativereduction and immobilization in a hip spicca cast.
In 1931, Marius Nygard Smith Peterson from Boston was responsible for reviving and popularizing the procedure of internal fixation for femoral neck fractures.[6]
In 1932, Johansson devised a guide pin for easy positioning of the nail.
In 1936, Knowle advocated multiple threaded pins for stabilization of neck of femur fractures.
↑Rockwood, Charles (2010). Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN9781605476773.
↑Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN9780323374620.
↑Rockwood, Charles (2010). Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN9781605476773.
↑Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN9780323374620.
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