Characteristics of intramedullary nail breakage in pertrochanteric femur fractures: a summary of 70 cases

Abstract Objective To reveal noteworthy characteristics of intramedullary (IM) nail breakage in pertrochanteric femur fractures. Materials and methods The data from 6 patients with IM nail breakage in our hospital between August 2008 and May 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. With an additional 64...

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Main Authors: Pengfei Li, Zhishan Zhang, Fang Zhou, Yang Lv, Yan Guo, Yun Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02826-3