Outcomes of Wedge Wing in the Lag Screw for Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures in Elderly Patients.

Jong Seok BaikKeon Rok KimByung Ha ParkSeok Hyun Kweon

Published in: Hip & pelvis (2021)

Functional and radiological outcomes are satisfactory using the DLT nail in the treatment of elderly patients with unstable intertrochanteric fractures; however, wedge wing in the lag screw does not prevent implant-related complications.

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