Comparison of Short, Intermediate, and Long Cephalomedullary Nail Length Outcomes in Elderly Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures.

Tanner N WombleAndrew KirkMaxwell BoyleShea M ComadollLeon SuArjun SrinathPaul Edward MatuszewskiArun Aneja

Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2022)

Patients receiving long nails had markedly higher rates of postoperative anemia and blood loss requiring blood transfusion with markedly longer mean procedure length than patients receiving short and intermediate CMNs. Long nails did not result in an increase in other complications evaluated.

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patients undergoing
chronic kidney disease
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clinical evaluation