Biomechanical evaluation of a modified intramedullary nail for the treatment of unstable femoral trochanteric fractures

Background: The Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) device is the most commonly used implant to fix unstable femoral trochanteric fractures (UFTFs), but it has a relatively high incidence of complications. Due to this factor, the modified intramedullary nail (MIN) was created to treat patients...

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Published in:	Heliyon
Main Authors:	ChaoFeng Wang, MingMing Hou, CongMing Zhang, Teng Ma, Zhong Li, Hua Lin, Kun Zhang, Qiang Huang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Finite element model Modified Intramedullary nail Unstable Trochanteric fracture
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024057025