Proximal Femoral Nail Failures in Extracapsular Fractures of the Hip
Purpose. To review patients with proximal femoral nails (PFNs) in our hospital that developed complications and needed revision. Methods. Between January 2000 and June 2006, records of 216 patients with PFN fixations for traumatic extracapsular trochanteric fractures (n=160), pathological fractures...
Main Authors: | MSG Ballal, N Emms, M Ramakrishnan, G Thomas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900801600203 |
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