Treatment of AO/OTA 31-A3 intertrochanteric femoral fractures with a percutaneous compression plate

OBJECTIVE: AO/OTA 31-A3 intertrochanteric femoral fractures have completely different fracture line directions and biomechanical characteristics compared with other types of intertrochanteric fractures. The choice of the fixation method has been a focus of dispute among orthopedic trauma surgeons. T...

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Main Authors: Fei Luo, Jie Shen, Jianzhong Xu, Shiwu Dong, Qiang Huang, Zhao Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2014-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000100001&lng=en&tlng=en