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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Main Authors: Gadegone Wasudeo M., Shivashankar Bhaskaran, Lokhande Vijayanad, Salphale Yogesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:SICOT-J
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2016052