Risk Factors for Anterior Cortical Impingement of Short Cephalomedullary Nail in Chinese Elderly Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture.
Shaobo NieMing LiJiantao LiYanpeng ZhaoXiang CuiGaoxiang XuLicheng ZhangWei ZhangPei-Fu TangPublished in: Therapeutics and clinical risk management (2020)
Elderly female patients with intertrochanteric fractures treated with intramedullary nails had a higher incidence of anterior cortical impingement. The length of short intramedullary nail is a risk factor for anterior cortical impingement. Patients with anterior cortical impingement may suffer serious complications.