Pipkin classification

Femoral Head Fractures

Incidence

 

5-15% of posterior dislocations

 

Aetiology

 

Posterior hip dislocation

 

Pipkin Classification

 

Type I - head fracture below fovea

 

Undisplaced

- non operative

 

Displaced

- excise fragment if small

- ORIF fragment if large (can contribute to instability)