Countersinking the Lag Screw or Blade During Cephalomedullary Nailing of Geriatric Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: Less Collapse and Implant Prominence Without Increased Cutout Rates.
L Henry GoodnoughHarsh WadhwaSeth S TigchelaarKayla PfaffMichael HeffnerNoelle L Van RysselbergheMalcolm R DeBaunMichael J GardnerJulius A BishopPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2021)
Surgeons can countersink the lag screw or blade when treating intertrochanteric proximal femur fractures with a cephalomedullary nail without increasing failure rates and with the potential benefits of less prominent lateral implants and decreased collapse.