Augmentation of proximal femoral nail in unstable trochanteric fractures
Introduction: Biomechanically proximal femoral nail (PFN) is a better choice of implant, still it is associated with screw breakage, cut out of screw through femoral head, Z effect, reverse Z effect, and lateral migration of screws. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of augmented P...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2017-01-01
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Series: | SICOT-J |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2016052 |