Abstract:Objective To compare the clinical effect of percutaneous compression plate (PCCP) and cannulated screw for treatment of femoral neck fractures. Methods From 2012 to 2015, 32 cases of femoral neck fracture were treated with PCCP (PCCP group) and 32 cases were treated with cannulated screw (cannulated screw group) in our hospital. In the PCCP group, there were 14 males and 18 females with the average age of 42.5 y; the patients had closed fractures due to traffic accidents (20 cases), tumble (10 cases), or falling from height (2 cases) without obvious complications; for Garden typing, there were 3 cases of type Ⅰ, 5 cases of type Ⅱ, 18 cases of type Ⅲ and 6 cases of type Ⅳ. In the cannulated screw group, there were 20 males and 12 females with the average age of 43.3 y; the patients had closed fractures due to traffic accident (22 cases) or tumble (10 cases), there were no obvious complications; for Garden typing, there were 4 cases of type I, 9 cases of type Ⅱ, 17 cases of type Ⅲand 2 cases of type Ⅳ. The operation time, duration of hospital stay, fracture healing time and Harris hip function score were compared between the two groups, and statistical analyses were performed. Results The hospital time, fracture healing time and Harris hip function score had no statistical differences between the two groups (p > 0.05); but the PCCP group had fewer complications than the cannulated screw group (p < 0.05). Conclusions PCCP can pressurize the fracture ends, but avoid excessive compression. Nail and plate combination can prevent the loss of neck stem angle. Two -screw fixation can resist rotation. Therefore, PCCP is an effective curative method for the treatment of femoral neck fracture.