Operative treatment of displaced Pipkin type I and II femoral head fractures.

Background And Purpose: The optimal surgical approach for the treatment of femoral head fracture remains controversial. We retrospectively reviewed patients with Pipkin type I and II femoral head fractures managed surgically through posterior Kocher-Langenbeck approach and Ganz trochanteric flip approach aiming to define the best approach with the least morbidity.

Patients And Methods: Between May 1995 and November 2010, 23 patients (14 men and 9 women) with an average age of 39.