Does PFNA II avoid lateral cortex impingement for unstable peritrochanteric fractures?

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

1. The Results of Unstable Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture Treated with Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation-2 with respect to Different Greater Trochanteric Entry Points.Advances in orthopedics · 2020
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2. Radiographic Outcomes of Osteosynthesis Using Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) System in Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture: Has PFNA II Solved All the Problems?Hip & pelvis · 2017
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3. Influence of different great trochanteric entry points on the outcome of intertrochanteric fractures: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017
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4. Fracture reduction with positive medial cortical support: a key element in stability reconstruction for the unstable pertrochanteric hip fractures.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2015
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5. Letter to the editor: Intramedullary nails result in more reoperations than sliding hip screws in two-part intertrochanteric fractures.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2013
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