ArticleStrategies in trauma and limb reconstruction2008
The treatment of stable and unstable proximal femoral fractures with a new trochanteric nail: results of a multicentre study with the Veronail.
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- Rehabilitation protocols in unstable trochanteric fractures treated with cephalomedullary nails in elderly: current practices and outcome.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2020Pooled it
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- Proposal of a modified tip apex distance for prediction of lag screw cut-out in trochanteric hip fractures.SICOT-J · 2023Article
- Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fracture: An Age-Based Treatment Algorithm.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Review
- Management of unstable pertrochanteric fractures, evaluation of forgotten treatment options.SICOT-J · 2020Article
- Arthroscopic partial capsulotomy for exposure and treatment of hip disease.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2018Article
- Analysis of the Impact of Configuration of the Stabilisation System for Femoral Diaphyseal Fractures on the State of Stresses and Displacements.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2018Article
- Dual head screw hip nailing for trochanteric fractures.SICOT-J · 2017Article
- Who Will Walk Again? Effects of Rehabilitation on the Ambulatory Status in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Factors affecting transfusion requirement after hip fracture: can we reduce the need for blood?Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2014Article
- Double axis cephalocondylic fixation of stable and unstable intertrochanteric fractures: early results in 60 cases with the veronail system.The open orthopaedics journal · 2014Article
- Radiological and functional outcome in unstable, osteoporotic trochanteric fractures stabilized with dynamic helical hip system.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction · 2013Article
- Clinical and functional outcomes of the PCCP study: a multi-center prospective study in Italy.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction · 2013Article
- 3066 consecutive Gamma Nails. 12 years experience at a single centre.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2010Article
- Comparing two intramedullary devices for treating trochanteric fractures: a prospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2010Article
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Abstract
The incidence of hip fractures continues to rise. This study is the first evaluation of a new intramedullary implant, the Veronail, that provides double axis fixation into the femoral head and allows the surgeon to choose whether to use sliding or fixed locked proximal screw fixation for trochanteric femoral fractures. The fractures were classified according to the AO classification, and function was assessed with the Modified Harris Hip Score. 111 patients with trochanteric fractures were evaluated in eight Italian hospitals. The stable 31.A1 fractures were treated with sliding proximal screws, the subtrochanteric 31.A3 fractures with converging proximal screws, and the unstable 31.A2 fractures were treated with both types of proximal fixation. The unstable fractures treated with locked converging screws had the same function at one year as those treated with sliding screws. This study suggests a possible new method of treating unstable trochanteric femoral fractures. This may be the solution to prevent excessive collapse of the fracture with the resultant poor function and persisting pain noted in the literature. Two converging locked proximal screws seem to provide stable fixation in 31.A2 femoral fractures and produce as good a result as the use of traditional sliding screws. The role of converging locked proximal screws in unstable trochanteric fractures requires further evaluation.
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