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Geographic Variations in Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures in China [PDF]

BioMed Research International, 2019
Background. Hip fracture is one of the major risk factors of global mortality and disability. The aim of this study was to map the pattern of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in China, providing a pilot national dataset and basis for medical policy proposals. Methods.
Qian-Hao Yang, Yi-Xuan Chen, Dao-Yu Zhu, Zi-Sheng Ai, You-Shui Gao   +4 more
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Decision Making in the Management of Extracapsular Fractures of the Proximal Femur - is the Dynamic Hip Screw the Prevailing Gold Standard? [PDF]

, 2017
Currently, approximately half of all hip fractures are extracapsular, with an incidence as high as 50 in 100,000 in some countries. The common classification systems fail to explain the logistics of fracture classification and whether they all behave in ...
Desai, A, Jacob, J, Trompeter, A
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Choice of three different intramedullary nails in the treatment of trochanteric fractures: outcome, analysis and consideration in midterm [PDF]

, 2019
paragone di 3 differenti impianti per frattura pertrocanterica femoreThe purpose of this study is to compare the results obtained using three different systems of osteosynthesis, developed for the surgical treatment of fractures of the trochanteric ...
De Cristo, Claudia, Formica, Alessandro, Graci, Jole, Grasso, Raffaele, Gurzì, Michele, Persiani, Pietro, Ranaldi, Filippo Maria, Villani, Ciro   +7 more
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Primary Long Distal Fitting Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Unstable Intertrochanteric Fracture in Elderly Patients

Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2020
Background: Intertrochanteric fracture in elderly patients is a frequent problem and is becoming more prominent as the proportion of this injury increases.
Reza Zandi, Amin Karimi, Mehrdad Sadighi, Mohammadreza Minator Sajjadi, Mohammad Ali Okhovatpour, Adel Ebrahimpour, Mehdi Fazeli   +6 more
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Dynamic Hip Screw Versus Proximal Femoral Nail in Treatment of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fracture of Femur AO/OTA Types 31 A2 and 31A3 in Patients above Sixty Years Old. A Comparative Study

Advanced Medical Journal, 2023
Background and objectives: Intertrochanteric fracture of the femur is one of the common and challenging fractures in the orthopedic field, which mostly affect old osteoporotic patients.
Rebar Nadhem Abdulrahman, Yousif Rashid Mohammed, Zainab Abdulwahab   +2 more
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Development of a test system to analyze different hip fracture osteosyntheses under simulated walking [PDF]

, 2012
The mechanical complications of osteosyntheses after hip fractures are previously investigated by mostly static or dynamic uniaxial loading test systems.
Bachmeier, Samuel, Dendorfer, Sebastian, Füchtmeier, Bernd, Lenich, Andreas, Mayr, Edgar, Nerlich, Michael   +5 more
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Comparison of Proximal Femoral Geometry and Risk Factors between Femoral Neck Fractures and Femoral Intertrochanteric Fractures in an Elderly Chinese Population

Chinese Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Few studies have investigated the differences in proximal femoral geometry and risk factors between patients with different types of hip fracture, especially in elderly Chinese.
Zu-Sheng Hu, Xian-Ling Liu, Ying-Ze Zhang   +2 more
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A biomechanical investigation of a novel intramedullary nail used to salvage failed internal fixations in intertrochanteric fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Purpose The ideal approach for revision surgery following femoral head salvage treatments for an intertrochanteric fracture is still up for debate.
Ping Chen, Zhirong Fan, Nengneng Xu, Haizhou Wang   +3 more
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Multi-stage treatment for malunion and avascular necrosis of the femoral head following reverse oblique pertrochanteric fracture: A case report and literature review

Trauma Case Reports, 2022
Femoral reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures are successfully treated using intramedullary devices. Poor fracture reduction and the use of the inaproppriate implant can lead to implant failure and subsequent malunion or non-union.We present the ...
Przemyslaw T. Paradowski, Kamil Sadzikowski, Piotr Majewski, Marek Szczepaniec   +3 more
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A micro-architectural evaluation of osteoporotic human femoral heads to guide implant placement in proximal femoral fractures [PDF]

, 2013
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Goffin, Jérôme M, Howie, Colin R, Jenkins, Paul J, Merwe, Andrew van der, Pankaj, Pankaj, Patton, James T, Porter, Daniel E, Ramaesh, Rishikesan, Simpson, A Hamish, Wallace, Robert J   +9 more
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