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Subtrochanteric Fracture of the Femur Accompanying Pre-existing Ipsilateral Osteoarthritis of the Hip Successfully Treated with Intramedullary Nailing in the Lateral Decubitus Position: A Case Report

A subtrochanteric fracture of the femur accompanying pre-existing osteoarthritis of the ipsilateral hip is rare. A deformity of the hip joint complicates the insertion of the intramedullary nail and varus malreduction is anticipated when surgery is performed on a fracture table with a perineal post....

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Autores principales: Iga, Toru, Kato, Ken, Karita, Tatsuro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6168054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305989
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3081