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Extracorporeal measurement of femoral nail length in the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures: the “box” technique

Intramedullary nails, long and short, are widely used for fixation of trochanteric femur fractures. In theory, long nails may be able to protect the entire length of the femur from a future periprosthetic fracture, providing that the nail spans the length of the entire femoral canal. The described t...

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Autores principales: Garg, Kartik, Herring, Matthew J., Marmor, Meir
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/PMC8575418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34765901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000151