Breakage of a Third Generation Gamma Nail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The use of intramedullary nails to treat trochanteric fractures of the femur has increased with the increasing size of the elderly population. The third generation Gamma nail is currently one of the most popular devices for the treatment of trochanteric fractures. Nail breakage is a rare complicatio...

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Autores principales: Iwakura, Takashi, Niikura, Takahiro, Lee, Sang Yang, Sakai, Yoshitada, Nishida, Kotaro, Kuroda, Ryosuke, Kurosaka, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3671522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/172352

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3671522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/172352

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