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CT scans better assess lateral wall morphology of “stable appearing” intertrochanteric (IT) femur fractures and predict early failure of sliding hip screw (SHS) fixation

To compare the efficacy of plain x-ray images and computed tomography (CT) to assess the morphology of the lateral wall (LW) component of intertrochanteric (IT) femur fractures and determine predictors of early fixation failure. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Level-one trauma center. P...

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Autores principales: Hecht, Garin, Saiz, Augustine M., Shelton, Trevor J., Haffner, Max R., Delman, Connor, Shieh, Alvin, Hallare, Jericho, Bhatti, Satninderdeep, Wolinsky, Philip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34746672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000140