Effectiveness of treatment of transtrochanteric fractures with Dynamic Hip Screws using minimally invasive access

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the short-term results from treating unstable intertrochanteric fractures with Dynamic Hip Screws (DHS), using a minimally invasive route, focusing on the functional aspects and complication and mortality rates of the method. METHODS: This was a prospective longitudinal stud...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Lima de Abreu, Caroline Brum Sena, Sergio Antonio Saldanha Rodrigues Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000200138&lng=en&tlng=en