Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1940;22:161-167.
© 1940 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
TREATMENT OF IMPACTED FRACTURE OF THE NECK OF THE FEMUR
FREDERICK CHRISTOPHER M.D.1
1 Associate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School; Chief Surgeon, Evanston Hospital
In the five cases of impacted fracture of the neck of the femur reported, treatment by means of a short abduction spica, elevation of the heel of the shoe on the well side, and early walking resulted in union and complete recovery.