The benefit of wire cerclage stabilisation of the medial hinge in intramedullary nailing for the treatment of subtrochanteric femoral fractures: A biomechanical study

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1237-1243

  Müller, Thorben ^a   Topp, Tobias ^a   Kühne, Christian A ^a   Gebhart, Gershon ^a   Ruchholtz, Steffen ^a   Zettl, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE NAIL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; CERCLAGE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOB EXPERIENCE; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TRACTION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 80555155641     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-1204-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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