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This study determined whether preoperative serum albumin levels are linked to fixation failure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively reviewed 251 consecutive undisplaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture patients treated with cannulated hip screws in a district general hospital. Preoperative albumin levels were measured, and the fixation technique, classification and posterior tilt on radiography assessed. Fixation failure was defined as a screw cut, avascular necrosis (AVN) or non-union.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the patients, 185 were female and 66 male. The mean age was 77 years (range 60\u2013101 years). Thirty seven (15%) patients had fixation failure: 10 (4%) due to AVN; 12 (5%) due to non-union; and 15 (6%) due to fixation collapse. Low serum albumin levels were significantly associated with failure (p=0.01), whereas gender (p=0.56), operated side (p=0.62), age (p=0.34) and screw configuration (p=0.42) were not. A posterior tilt angle greater than 20\u00b0 on lateral radiography significantly predicted failure (p=0.002).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Preoperative serum albumin is an independent predictor of cannulated hip screw fixation failure in undisplaced femoral neck fractures. Nutritional status should therefore be considered when deciding between surgical fixation and arthroplasty to avoid the possibility of revision surgery, along with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1308\/rcsann.2016.0124","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,8]],"date-time":"2016-04-08T18:28:52Z","timestamp":1460140132000},"page":"376-379","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Serum albumin and fixation failure with cannulated hip screws in undisplaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture"],"prefix":"10.1308","volume":"98","author":[{"given":"O","family":"Riaz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R","family":"Arshad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S","family":"Nisar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"R","family":"Vanker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"171","reference":[{"key":"bib1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2003.07.001"},{"key":"bib2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00776-013-0400-7"},{"key":"bib3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.blo.0000119459.00792.c1"},{"key":"bib4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1308\/003588413X13511609954815"},{"key":"bib5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/230949901001800301"},{"key":"bib6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jss.2008.09.018"},{"key":"bib7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005131-199903000-00003"},{"key":"bib8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1532-5415.1986.tb04906.x"},{"key":"bib9","first-page":"647","volume":"43","author":"Garden RS","year":"1961","journal-title":"Bone & Joint Journal"},{"key":"bib10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/17453670902967281"},{"key":"bib11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/17453670710014149"},{"key":"bib12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2008.05.023"},{"key":"bib13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2011.12.008"},{"key":"bib14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2007-978760"},{"key":"bib15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/17453679408995426"},{"key":"bib16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0091044"}],"container-title":["The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/publishing.rcseng.ac.uk\/doi\/pdf\/10.1308\/rcsann.2016.0124","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,15]],"date-time":"2023-05-15T06:16:44Z","timestamp":1684131404000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/publishing.rcseng.ac.uk\/doi\/10.1308\/rcsann.2016.0124"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2016,7]]},"references-count":16,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2016,7]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1308\/rcsann.2016.0124"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1308\/rcsann.2016.0124","relation":{},"ISSN":["0035-8843","1478-7083"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0035-8843","type":"print"},{"value":"1478-7083","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2016,7]]}}}