Similar function and complications for patients with short versus long hip nailing for unstable pertrochanteric fractures

Similar function and complications for patients with short versus long hip nailing for unstable pertrochanteric fractures

Purpose: To compare short with long intramedullary hip nailing for elderly patients with unstable pertrochanteric fractures. Methods: We prospectively studied 50 patients (33 women, 17 men; mean age, 80 years; range, 74–93 years) with unstable pertrochanteric fractures admitted and treated with a sh...

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Main Authors: Galanopoulos Ioannis P., Mavrogenis Andreas F., Megaloikonomos Panayiotis D., Vottis Christos T., Mitsiokapa Evanthia, Koulouvaris Panayiotis, Mastrokalos Dimitrios S., Papagelopoulos Panayiotis J., Kontogeorgakos Vasilios A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:SICOT-J
Subjects:
Pertrochanteric fractures
Hip nailing
Short nails
Long nails
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2018023

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https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2018023

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