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Presence of a Nail in the Medullary Canal; Is It Enough to Prevent Femoral Neck Shortening in Trochanteric Fracture?

PURPOSE: Presence of a cephalomedullary nail (CMN) in the medullary canal has been thought as advantageous in the control of femoral neck shortening (FNS) and lag screw sliding in trochanteric fracture compared to extramedullary fixation system. However, researches on the factors that influence the...

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Autores principales: Song, Hyung Keun, Yoon, Han Kuk, Yang, Kyu Hyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25048503
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2014.55.5.1400