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Role Of Biplane Double Support Screw Fixation For Fracture Neck Of Femur In Elderly Population, Ahmed Hawam, Ahmed Akar, Mohammed Elmarghany

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background:the treatment of fracture neck of femur varies according to the age of the patient ,displacement of fracture fragments and duration of the fracture. Objective: to assess the effect of biplane double support screws in fixation of fracture neck of femur in elderly patients. Patients and methods:this study was prospective case series study conducted in Al Hussein University Hospital Al Azhar university between January 2019 –January 2020. 20 patients aged more than 50 yrs with fracture neck of femur were included in the study .Out of the 20 patients,13 were males and 7 were females and they were operated with …