Surgical treatment for ipsilateral fractures of femoral neck and shaft.

Objectives: To review the primary and the final results of surgical management of ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures.

Subjects And Methods: Seventeen patients (2 female, 15 male, average age 37 years, range 20-60) with ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures were treated by compression plate fixation for the femoral shaft fractures and dynamic hip screw or cannulated cancellous screw fixation for the neck fractures in Al-Razi and Al-Jahra Hospitals, Kuwait, from March 1996 to June 2002. The clinical and radiological primary and final results were analyzed retrospectively.