Are Cephalomedullary Nail Guides Accurate? A Case Report of an Unexpected Complication After Nailing an Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture

Intramedullary nailing is the mainstay of treatment for unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures. Various complications have been described with the use of these nails. We report an unusual complication whereby the lag screw completely missed the nail. We hypothesize that this previously unreported...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fairag, Rayan, Abduljabbar, Fahad H., Page, Alex, Dimentberg, Ron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29619273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151458518757797

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29619273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151458518757797

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