Physician assistant practice in Minnesota; providing care as part of a physician-directed team.

Physician assistants (PAs) practice medicine with physician supervision, which allows physicians to see more patients and concentrate their efforts on the needs of those with complex medical conditions. Physician assistants have been practicing in Minnesota since 1970. They work in a variety of settings and specialties, although most are in primary care practices.

Operative treatment of femoral neck fractures in patients between the ages of fifteen and fifty years.

Background: There is a paucity of data on the treatment of femoral neck fractures in young patients. The purpose of the present study was to review the results and complications associated with the treatment of femoral neck fractures with internal fixation in a large consecutive series of young patients.

Methods: Between 1975 and 2000, eighty-three femoral neck fractures in eighty-two consecutive patients who were between fifteen and fifty years old were treated with internal fixation at our institution.