Subcapital femoral neck fracture means “fracture of the neck of the femur under the head”, which can be cured in most patients with active surgical treatment and rehabilitation training.
There are three basic types of femoral neck fractures: subcapital, transcapital, and basal. The subcapital type is the most common and is one of the most common types of fracture in the elderly.
The treatment of subcapital fracture of femoral neck mostly adopts artificial joint replacement, including total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty. The specific type of surgery needs to be judged by a professional doctor according to the patient’s own situation. After the operation, some patients can achieve a satisfactory prognosis by actively cooperating with the rehabilitation and functional exercises and closely following up the patients.
Due to the poor blood supply in the femoral neck area and osteoporosis in most of the elderly patients, the healing rate of femoral neck fracture in elderly patients is poor, and ischemic necrosis of the femoral head is easy to occur, with many complications. Therefore, when a femoral neck fracture occurs, the patient should seek medical treatment immediately, so as not to miss the treatment time, resulting in serious consequences and life-threatening.