Kanakaris, NK, Tosounidis, TH and Giannoudis, PV (2015) Nailing Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures: Short Versus Long; Locked Versus Nonlocked. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 29. S10-S16. ISSN 0890-5339
Abstract
A large number of implants have been developed for intramedullary fixation of intertrochanteric fractures. This article attempts to summarize the contemporary understanding of the existing biomechanical and clinical evidence on intramedullary nailing of intertrochanteric fractures, as to whether they should be short or long nails, and the use or not of distal locking screws. Difficulties on the translation of biomechanical findings to the clinical setting, as well as the pressing demand for standardization of the indications and the use of different modes of cephalomedullary nailing, should direct orthopaedic trauma research toward focused, well-designed clinical studies.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | intertrochanteric fracture; cephalomedullary; nailing; distal interlocking |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) > Orthopaedics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2016 10:36 |
Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2016 10:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BOT.0000000000000286 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Identification Number: | 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000286 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96653 |