Posterior and anterior tilt increases the risk of failure after internal fixation of Garden I and II femoral neck fracture

Background and purpose — Preoperative posterior tilt of the femoral head as seen on lateral radiographs has been reported to affect the risk of fixation failure in cases of minimally displaced femoral neck fractures (Garden I–II). We investigated radiological risk factors of treatment failure. Patients and methods — We included 417 patients (68% women, median age: 78 years (50–108) with a minimally displaced femoral neck fracture (Garden I–II)...