Scientific article
English

Pertrochanteric fractures: is there an advantage to an intramedullary nail?: a randomized, prospective study of 206 patients comparing the dynamic hip screw and proximal femoral nail

Published inJournal of orthopaedic trauma, vol. 16, no. 6, p. 386-393
Publication date2002
Abstract

To compare the results between a sliding compression hip screw and an intramedullary nail in the treatment of pertrochanteric fractures.

Keywords
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bone Nails
  • Bone Screws
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary/instrumentation
  • Hip Fractures/surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
Citation (ISO format)
SAUDAN, Marc et al. Pertrochanteric fractures: is there an advantage to an intramedullary nail?: a randomized, prospective study of 206 patients comparing the dynamic hip screw and proximal femoral nail. In: Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2002, vol. 16, n° 6, p. 386–393. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200207000-00004
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