Osteosynthesis for Intracapsular Fracture of the Femoral Neck

Thirty-eight fractures of the intracapsular femoral neck were treated with internal fixation. They were classified into stage 1 (6cases), stage II (24cases), stage III (2cases), and stage IV (6cases) according to Garden's staging classfication.All cases except one achieved bony union. There was only one case of non-union, and two cases with late segmental collapse. The rate of non-union and late segmental collapse was 8%, which was relatively low.We conclude that osteosynthesis, when adequately indicated for intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck, achieves good results.