A Lateral Fracture Line Affects Femoral Trochanteric Fracture Instability and Swing Motion of the Intramedullary Nail

A Lateral Fracture Line Affects Femoral Trochanteric Fracture Instability and Swing Motion of the Intramedullary Nail

Background:. An unstable trochanteric femoral fracture is a serious injury, with a 1-year mortality rate of 5.4% to 24.9%, for which there is currently no standard treatment method. The lag screw insertion site is one of the primary contact areas between the cortical bone and an intramedullary nail....

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Main Authors: Takuya Usami, MD, PhD, Naoya Takada, MD, PhD, Weerachai Kosuwon, MD, Permsak Paholpak, MD, Masami Tokunaga, MD, Hidetoshi Iwata, MD, PhD, Yusuke Hattori, MD, Yuko Nagaya, MD, PhD, Hideki Murakami, MD, PhD, Gen Kuroyanagi, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2024-03-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.23.00118

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