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An unusual case of femoral head perforation following fixation with proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA-II) for an unstable intertrochanteric fracture: Case report and literature review

The proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA-II) is designed for fixation of unstable proximal femoral fractures in Asian patients due to its superior biomechanical properties. The helical blade achieves purchase through bone compaction and requires less removal of bone than a screw. Medial migratio...

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Autores principales: Nayak, Mayur, Yadav, Rahul, Ganesh, V., Digge, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6374611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100178