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Design of Improved Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment (DRIFT) Study: Protocol for Biomechanical Testing and Finite Element Analysis of Stable and Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Nailing or Dynamic Compression Screw

BACKGROUND: Intertrochanteric hip fractures rank in the top 10 of all impairments worldwide in terms of loss in disability-adjusted years for people aged older than 60 years. The type of surgery is usually carried out with dynamic hip screw (DHS) devices or cephalomedullary nails (CMN). Cut-out of t...

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Autores principales: Panagopoulos, Andreas, Kyriakopoulos, Georgios, Anastopoulos, Georgios, Megas, Panagiotis, Kourkoulis, Stavros K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6670281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31322133
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/12845