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Intertrochanteric fractures in elderly high risk patients treated with Ender nails and compression screw

BACKGROUND: Ender and Simon Weidner popularized the concept of closed condylocephlic nailing for intertrochanteric fractures in 1970. The clinical experience of authors revealed that Ender nailing alone cannot provide secure fixation in elderly patients with osteoporosis. Hence we conducted a study...

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Autores principales: Gangadharan, Sidhartha, Nambiar, MR
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20697482
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.65154