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Pipkin fractures: fracture type-specific management.

Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery | 2024 | Gänsslen A, Lindtner RA, Krappinger D, Franke J

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 4. J Orthop Traumatol. 2017 Sep;18(3):235-241. doi: 10.1007/s10195-017-0445-z. Epub 2017 Feb 10. Management and radiographic outcomes of femoral head fractures. Scolaro JA(1), Marecek G(2), Firoozabadi R(3), Krieg JC(4), Routt MLC(5). Author information: (1)University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 29A, Pavilion III, 2nd Floor, O...

Dislocation fracture of the femoral head in adult.

EFORT open reviews | 2022 | Chiron P, Reina N

15. Wiad Lek. 2022;75(12):3060-3065. doi: 10.36740/WLek202212129. FEATURES OF THE FEMORAL HEAD FRACTURES COMBINED WITH ACETABULUM POSTERIOR WALL FRACTURES SURGICAL TREATMENT. Ankin ML(1), Petryk TM(2), Zazirnyi IM(3), Ladyka VA(1), Barylovych MM(1), Fedoniuk LY(4), Кerechanyn ІV(5). Author information: (1)SHUPYK NATIONAL HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE. (2)"KYIV...

Operative versus nonoperative management of Pipkin type-II fractures associated with posterior hip dislocation.

Orthopedics | 2011 | Chen ZW, Zhai WL, Ding ZQ, Lian KJ

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 12. J Orthop Surg Res. 2025 Nov 24;20(1):1029. doi: 10.1186/s13018-025-06442-3. Femoral head fracture management: outcomes of surgical hip dislocation with bioabsorbable screw fixation. Chen J(1)(2), Zhang Y(3), Feng Z(1)(2), Cai L(1)(2), Huang S(1)(2), Liu Z(4), Liu W(5)(6). Author information: (1)The Eighth Clinical Medical School of Guangzhou University...

Fractures of the femoral head: a narrative review.

EFORT open reviews | 2021 | Menger MM, Braun BJ, Herath SC, Küper MA

Conflict of interest statement: ICMJE Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest relevant to this work. 17. J Trauma. 2003 Mar;54(3):520-9. doi: 10.1097/01.TA.0000020394.32496.52. Traumatic dislocation and fracture-dislocation of the hip: a long-term follow-up study. Sahin V(1), Karakaş ES, Aksu S, Atlihan D, Turk CY, Halici M. Author informatio...

Functional Outcome and Hip Survival Rate in Traumatic Femoral Head Fractures.

Journal of clinical medicine | 2026 | Prangenberg C, Loy T, Zellner AA, Roos J

Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. 19. Cureus. 2020 Dec 8;12(12):e11969. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11969. Irreducible Femur Head Fracture-Dislocation Treatment With Kocher-Langenbeck Approach With Flip Trochanteric Osteotomy: A Novel Approach. Rana R(1)(2), Verma D Jr(3), Behera S 2nd(1)(2), Behera H(1), Raulo B(4). Author information: (1)Or...

Hip Arthroscopy–Assisted Management of Pipkin Types I and II Femoral Head Fracture–Dislocations: Mid‐Term Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes

Orthopaedic Surgery | 2026 | Shan‐Ling Hsu, Chi‐Hsiang Hsu, Chin‐Yi Liao

ABSTRACT Objectives Hip arthroscopy–assisted surgery has been proposed as a minimally invasive option for femoral head fractures; however, evidence with mid‐term follow‐up remains limited. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of arthroscopy‐assisted management for Pipkin Types I and II femoral head fracture–dislocations with a minimum follow‐up of...

Femoral head fracture management: outcomes of surgical hip dislocation with bioabsorbable screw fixation.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research | 2025 | Chen J, Zhang Y, Feng Z, Cai L

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: This is a retrospective observational study. The Research Ethics Committee of Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine confirmed that ethical approval was not required. Written informed consent was obtained from all enrolled patients. Consent for publication: A...

Is femoral head fracture-dislocation management improvable: A retrospective study in 110 cases.

Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR | 2010 | Tonetti J, Ruatti S, Lafontan V, Loubignac F

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 14. EFORT Open Rev. 2022 May 31;7(6):375-383. doi: 10.1530/EOR-22-0041. Dislocation fracture of the femoral head in adult. Chiron P(1), Reina N(1). Author information: (1)Orthopédie Traumatologie, Secteur A, Batiment riquet, étage 5, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse Cedex 9, France. The smaller the head fragment, the more likely it is located at the bottom and in fr...

Femoral Head and Acetabular Fractures (Pipkin Type IV Injuries)

A Practical Guide to Management of Femoral Head Fracture-Dislocation | 2025 | Arvind Kumar, Vivek Trikha

Pipkin classification of femoral head fractures (illustration)

Radiopaedia.org | 2024 | Leonardo Lustosa

Analysis of therapeutic effect of high focused extracorporeal shock wave comprehensive therapy on femoral head bone marrow edema syndrome

Journal of Regenerative Science | 2023 | Ruimeng Duan, Leilei Zhang, Haonan Ling, Jie Guan

Purpose: This study explored the clinical therapeutic effect of high-focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (HF-ESWT) combined with exercise rehabilitation and drug therapy on femoral head bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES). Materials and Methods: This study systematically reviewed and analyzed the clinical data of 43 patients with femoral head bone marrow edema who were trea...

[Pipkin fractures].

Der Unfallchirurg | 2022 | Lehmann W, Spering C

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 2. Biomed J. 2020 Oct;43(5):451-457. doi: 10.1016/j.bj.2019.08.004. Epub 2020 Sep 30. Surgical treatment of femoral head fractures. Peng SH(1), Wu CC(2), Yu YH(1), Lee PC(1), Chou YC(1), Yeh WL(1). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Ta...

Pipkin fractures: epidemiology and outcome.

European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society | 2022 | Enocson A, Wolf O

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this study. 6. J Orthop Traumatol. 2022 May 10;23(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s10195-022-00643-w. Management of femoral head fracture by Ganz surgical dislocation of the hip. Hosny H(1), Mousa S(2), Salama W(2). Author information: (1)Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, Fac...

Management of femoral head fracture by Ganz surgical dislocation of the hip.

Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | 2022 | Hosny H, Mousa S, Salama W

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interest. 7. Indian J Orthop. 2021 Jan 3;55(3):595-605. doi: 10.1007/s43465-020-00309-x. eCollection 2021 Jun. Complications and Functional Outcome of Femoral Head Fracture-Dislocation In Delayed and Neglected Cases. Sen RK(1), Tripathy SK(2), Goyal T(3), Aggarwal S(4), Kashyap...

FEATURES OF THE FEMORAL HEAD FRACTURES COMBINED WITH ACETABULUM POSTERIOR WALL FRACTURES SURGICAL TREATMENT.

Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) | 2022 | Ankin ML, Petryk TM, Zazirnyi IM, Ladyka VA

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 16. EFORT Open Rev. 2021 Nov 19;6(11):1122-1131. doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.6.210034. eCollection 2021 Nov. Fractures of the femoral head: a narrative review. Menger MM(1), Braun BJ(1), Herath SC(1), Küper MA(1), Rollmann MF(1), Histing T(1). Author information: (1)Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, BG Trauma...

Efficacy of direct anterior approach combined with direct posterior approach in Pipkin IV femoral head fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | 2022 | Bo Liu, Binghao Zhao, Qingsong Zhang

Abstract Objective The study aimed to explore the efficacy of direct anterior approach combined with direct posterior approach in Pipkin IV femoral head fractures. Methods The study enrolled 64 patients with Pipkin IV femoral head fractures who were treated at our hospital between March 2019 and April 2020. They were assigned to the control group and the study group using the r...

The Significance of Evaluating the Femoral Head Blood Supply after Femoral Neck Fracture: A New Classification for Femoral Neck Fractures

Orthopaedic Surgery | 2022 | Dewei Zhao, Zihua Wang, Liangliang Cheng, Simiao Tian

Abstract Objective To compare a new classification with the Garden classification by exploring their relationships with vascular injury. Methods This retrospective study enrolled 73 patients with subcapital femoral neck fracture from July 2015 to November 2018, including 32 males and 41 females with an average age of 47.2 years. All patients were classified by the Garden classi...

Complications and Functional Outcome of Femoral Head Fracture-Dislocation In Delayed and Neglected Cases.

Indian journal of orthopaedics | 2021 | Sen RK, Tripathy SK, Goyal T, Aggarwal S

Conflict of interest statement: Conflict of interestThe authors of this manuscript declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose. 8. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2019 Jan-Apr;14(1):6-10. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1416. Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Femoral Head Fractures Associated with Traumatic Hip Dislocations. Del Core MA(1), Gross B(1), Ahn J...

Surgical treatment of femoral head fractures.

Biomedical journal | 2020 | Peng SH, Wu CC, Yu YH, Lee PC

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 3. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Oct;144(10):4601-4614. doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05576-z. Epub 2024 Sep 30. Pipkin fractures: fracture type-specific management. Gänsslen A(1)(2), Lindtner RA(3), Krappinger D(3), Franke J(4). Author information: (1)Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. dr.gaensslen@gmx.de....

Irreducible Femur Head Fracture-Dislocation Treatment With Kocher-Langenbeck Approach With Flip Trochanteric Osteotomy: A Novel Approach.

Cureus | 2020 | Rana R, Verma D Jr, Behera S 2nd, Behera H

Conflict of interest statement: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. 20. Acta Orthop Scand. 2001 Aug;72(4):348-53. doi: 10.1080/000164701753541998. Clinical and radiographic outcome of femoral head fractures: 30 patients followed for 3-10 years. Yoon TR(1), Rowe SM, Chung JY, Song EK, Jung ST, Anwar IB. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedic Sur...

Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Femoral Head Fractures Associated with Traumatic Hip Dislocations.

Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction | 2019 | Del Core MA, Gross B, Ahn J, Wallace SB

Conflict of interest statement: Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None 9. Int Orthop. 2015 Jun;39(6):1245-50. doi: 10.1007/s00264-015-2730-x. Epub 2015 Mar 20. History of femoral head fracture and coronal fracture of the femoral condyles. Bartoníček J(1), Rammelt S. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopaedics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and C...

Classifications in Brief: The Pipkin Classification of Femoral Head Fractures

Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research | 2018 | Nicholas M. Romeo, Reza Firoozabadi

Management and radiographic outcomes of femoral head fractures.

Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | 2017 | Scolaro JA, Marecek G, Firoozabadi R, Krieg JC

[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors report no conflicts of interest; no intra- or extra- mural funding has been used in the preparation of this manuscript. The authors, their immediate family, and any research foundation with which they are affiliated did not receive any financial payments or other benefits from any commercial...

Clinical results of femoral head fracture-dislocation treated according to the Pipkin classification.

Pakistan journal of medical sciences | 2017 | Yu X, Pang QJ, Chen XJ

11. Orthopedics. 2011 May 18;34(5):350. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20110317-09. Operative versus nonoperative management of Pipkin type-II fractures associated with posterior hip dislocation. Chen ZW(1), Zhai WL, Ding ZQ, Lian KJ, Kang LQ, Guo LX, Liu H, Lin B. Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedics, 175th Hospital of PLA, Traumatic Orthopedics Center of PLA, Southeast Hos...

Femoral head fracture (Pipkin type II)

Radiopaedia.org | 2017 | Varun Babu

History of femoral head fracture and coronal fracture of the femoral condyles.

International orthopaedics | 2015 | Bartoníček J, Rammelt S

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 10. Pak J Med Sci. 2017 May-Jun;33(3):650-653. doi: 10.12669/pjms.333.12633. Clinical results of femoral head fracture-dislocation treated according to the Pipkin classification. Yu X(1), Pang QJ(2), Chen XJ(3). Author information: (1)Dr. Xiao Yu, PhD. Department of Orthopedics, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, 315010, Zhejiang, China. (2)Dr. Qing-Jiang Pang,...

Clinical and radiographic outcomes of femoral head fractures: excision vs. fixation of fragment in Pipkin type I: what is the optimal choice for femoral head fracture?

Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2015 | Kyung-Soon Park, Keun-Bae Lee, Bo-Ram Na, Taek-Rim Yoon

Pipkin classification of femoral head fractures

Radiopaedia.org | 2014 | Patsy Robertson, Leonardo Lustosa, Francis Deng

Pipkin fracture of femoral head - type I

Radiopaedia.org | 2014 | Jack Ren

Arthroscopic Treatment of Pipkin Type I Femoral Head Fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2012 | Todd Lansford, Stephen W. Munns

The Treatment of Femoral Head Deformity and Coxa Magna by the Ganz Femoral Head Reduction Osteotomy

Orthopedic Clinics of North America | 2011 | Dror Paley

Traumatic dislocation and fracture-dislocation of the hip: a long-term follow-up study.

The Journal of trauma | 2003 | Sahin V, Karakaş ES, Aksu S, Atlihan D

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 18. J Clin Med. 2026 Jun 18;15(12):4741. doi: 10.3390/jcm15124741. Functional Outcome and Hip Survival Rate in Traumatic Femoral Head Fractures. Prangenberg C(1), Loy T(1), Zellner AA(1), Roos J(1), Scheidt S(1), Roder L(1), Ben Amar S(1), Welle K(1). Author information: (1)Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Ge...

Clinical and radiographic outcome of femoral head fractures: 30 patients followed for 3-10 years.

Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica | 2001 | Yoon TR, Rowe SM, Chung JY, Song EK

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Biomechanical consequences of excision of displaced Pipkin femoral head fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2000 | William J. Holmes, Brian Solberg, Brian K. Bay, Justin E. Laubach

Operative Management of Displaced Femoral Head Fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 1992 | M. F. Swiontkowski, M. Thorpe, J. G. Seiler, S. T. Hansen