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Comparison between locked and unlocked intramedullary nails in intertrochanteric fractures.

Riccardo Maria LanzettiAuro CaraffaDomenico LuparielloPaolo CeccariniGiulio GambaracciLuigi MeccarielloFrancesco ManfredaDaniele MaiettiniCristina Ibáñez VicenteMichele ScialpiOlga BisacciaGiuseppe RinonapoliMichele Bisaccia
Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2018)
This study demonstrates that in intertrochanteric 31-A1 and 31-A2 stable fractures, the absence of distal locking screw does not compromise bone healing and prevents several clinical complications.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • minimally invasive
  • soft tissue
  • bone loss
  • bone regeneration