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How do you fix a stress fracture of the femoral head?

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Fixation device: Hip pinning a hip pinning is a procedure done to place several screws across the fractured bone. Hip pinning is generally only done in patients with a femoral neck fracture that is well aligned and minimally displaced.

Answered 12/9/2013

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