Biological fixation of subtrochanteric fractures by external fixation

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 723-731

  Dhal, Anil ^a,b,c   Singh, S S ^a,b  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b DDU Hospital   (India)

^c G 41 Lajpat Nagar III ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030433938     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00116-7     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. 1 Haentjens P, Casteleyn PP, De Boeck H, Handelberg F and Opdecam P. Treatment of unstable intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures in elderly patients. Primary bipolar arthroplasty compared with internal fixation. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1989; 71A: 1214.
2. 2 Dhal A, Varghese M and Bhasin VB. External fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of femur. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1991; 73B; 955.
3. 3 Seinsheimer F. Subtrochanteric fracture of the femur. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1978; 60A: 300.
4. 4 Velasco RU and Comfort TH. Analysis of treatment problems in subtrochanteric fractures of femur. J Trauma 1978; 18: 513.
5. 5 Rockwood CA and Green DP. Fractures in Adults, Vol. 2, 3rd Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1993, pp. 1563-1565.
6. 6 Zickel RE. Subtrochanteric femoral fractures. Orthop Clin North Am 1980; 11: 555.
7. 7 Leung KS, So WS, Shen WY and Hui PW. Gamma nails and dynamic hipscrews for peritrochanteric fractures. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1992; 74B: 345.
8. 8 Schatzker J and Waddell JP. Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur. Orthop Clin North Am 1980; 11: 539.
9. 9 Rybicki EF, Simonen FA and Weis EB. On the mathematical analysis of stress in the human femur. J Biomech 1972; 5: 203.
10. 10 Pauwels F. The Principles of Construction of the Locomotor System (translated by Maquet P and Furlong R). Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 1980, pp. 162-167.
11. 11 Rosanblum SF, Zuckerman JD, Kummar J and Tam BS. A Biomechanical evaluation of the Gamma nail. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1992; 74B: 352.
12. 12 Fielding JW, Cochran GVB and Zickel RE. Biomechanical characteristics and surgical management of subtrochanteric fractures. Orthop Clin North Am 1974; 5: 629.
13. 13 Chaos FYS, Aro HT,Lawallen DG and Kelly PJ. The effect of rigidity on fracture healing in external fixation. Clin Orthop 1989; 241: 24.
14. 14 Kinast C, Bolhofner BR, Mast JW and Ganj R. Subtrochanteric fractures of femur: results of treatment of 95° condylar blade plate. Clin Orthop 1989; 238: 122.
15. 15 De Lee JC, Clanton TO and Rockwood CA. Closed treatment of subtrochanteric fractures of the femur in a modified cast-Brace. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1981; 63A: 773.
16. 16 Watson HK, Campbell RD and Wade PA. Classification, treatment and complications of adult subtrochanteric fracture. J Trauma 1964; 4: 457.
17. 17 Ovadia DN and Chess TL. Intraoperative and post operative subtrochanteric fractures of femur associated with removal of zickel nail. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1988; 70A: 239.