Collum screw – to parallel or not

Two bridges

Bridging the knowledge gap in how to operate femoral neck fractures. The image is CC by Nick Mealey.

One of the first surgeries young orthopaedic surgeons learn is the femoral neck fracture fixation with collum screws. A common theme is how to position the screws and as a young surgeon one often believe that everything depends on the screw position, especially if they’re parallel or not. It was therefore quite fun and liberating to read Nyholm et al’s study with the subtitle: “Minimal Effect of Implant Position on Risk of Reoperation” Continue reading