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The tip-apex distance in the X-Bolt dynamic plating system

OBJECTIVES: The Sliding Hip Screw (SHS) is commonly used to treat trochanteric hip fractures. Fixation failure is a devastating complication requiring complex revision surgery. One mode of fixation failure is lag screw cut-out which is greatest in unstable fracture patterns and when the tip-apex dis...

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Autores principales: Fernandez, M. A., Aquilina, A., Achten, J., Parsons, N., Costa, M. L., Griffin, X. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
Materias:
Hip
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28404548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.64.BJR-2015-0016.R2