Garden's classification of femoral neck fracture
Last reviewed 01/2018
This classification relies only upon the appearance of the hip on the AP radiograph. It is used to determine the appropriate treatment.
- stage I : incomplete fracture of the neck (so-called abducted or impacted)
- stage II : complete without displacement
- stage III: complete with partial displacement: fragments are still connected by posterior retinacular attachment; there is malalignment of the femoral trabeculae
- stage IV : this is a complete femoral neck fracture with full displacement: the proximal fragment is free and lies correctly in the acetabulum so that the trabeculae appear normally aligned