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Increased mortality after intramedullary nailing of trochanteric fractures: a comparison of sliding hip screws with nails in 19,935 patients
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intramedullary nails (IMN) have become increasingly common as treatment for trochanteric hip fractures (THF) although they are costlier, and without proven superiority compared with sliding hip screws (SHS). We investigated whether the 2 methods differ in terms of short-term...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden, on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8815803/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34984474 http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2021.862 |