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We retrospectively analyzed postoperative data from 91 patients with femoral neck fractures. Based on hip CT scans, patients were divided into the IOI group (32 cases) and the All-In group (59 cases), and the incidence of nonunion and avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head were compared between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Finite element and biomechanical experiments demonstrated that the IOI group exhibited superior performance compared to the AI-L and AI-N groups in terms of torsional, bending, shear, and fatigue resistance. The clinical follow-up revealed that the incidence of nonunion in the IOI and All-In groups was 9.38% and 8.47%, respectively, and the incidence of AVN was 15.63% and 15.25%, with no statistically significant differences between the groups (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study demonstrated that the IOI configuration exhibited superior mechanical performance compared to the All-In configuration, while not increasing the risk of nonunion or AVN, and thus may not justify repeated fluoroscopy to avoid this trajectory. 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