Migration of the Lag Screw after Intramedullary Treatment of AO/OTA 31.A2.1-3 Pertrochanteric Fractures Does Not Result in Higher Incidence of Cut-Outs, Regardless of Which Implant Was Used: A Comparison of Gamma Nail with and without U-Blade (RC) Lag Screw and Proximal Femur Nail Antirotation (PFNA)

Migration of the Lag Screw after Intramedullary Treatment of AO/OTA 31.A2.1-3 Pertrochanteric Fractures Does Not Result in Higher Incidence of Cut-Outs, Regardless of Which Implant Was Used: A Comparison of Gamma Nail with and without U-Blade (RC) Lag Screw and Proximal Femur Nail Antirotation (PFNA)

The best intramedullary nail for the treatment of unstable AO/OTA 31.A2.1-3 fractures remains uncertain. A total of 237 patients (45 male, 192 female) were eligible for the assessment with an average age of 81.9 ± 10.5 years and a minimum follow-up of six months. We assessed the cut-out rat...

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Main Authors: Nikolaus Wilhelm Lang, Robert Breuer, Hannes Beiglboeck, Alexandru Munteanu, Stefan Hajdu, Reinhard Windhager, Harald Kurt Widhalm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
AO/OTA 31.A2.1-3 femur fractures
cut-out
Proximal Femur Nail Antirotation (PFNA)
Gamma Nail
U-Blade RC lag-screw
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