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Clinical Outcome of Mid-Length Proximal Femoral Nail for Patients With Trochanteric Hip Fractures: Preliminary Investigation in a Japanese Cohort of Patients More Than 70 Years Old.

Tomohiro MatsumuraTsuneari TakahashiMitsuharu NakashimaYoshiya NibeKatsushi Takeshita
Published in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2020)
Proximal femoral nails were a useful implant in Japanese elderly patients with trochanteric hip fractures and gave comparable clinical outcomes despite the femoral length being short and occurrence of intensive bowing.
Keyphrases
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  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • risk assessment
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • prognostic factors
  • middle aged
  • soft tissue
  • patient reported