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ReviewEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2019

Reduction techniques for difficult subtrochanteric fractures.

Zinon T Kokkalis, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Dimitris I Ntourantonis, Vasilios G Igoumenou, Thekla Antoniadou, Renos Karamanis, Panayiotis D Megaloikonomos, Georgios N Panagopoulos, Dimitrios Giannoulis, Eleftheria Souliotis and 3 more

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Review in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The effect of cerclage wiring with intramedullary nail surgery in proximal femoral fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zinon T KokkalisDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Rio-Patras, Greece.
Andreas F MavrogenisFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, Holargos, 15562, Athens, Greece. afm@otenet.gr.
Dimitris I NtourantonisDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Rio-Patras, Greece.
Vasilios G IgoumenouFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, Holargos, 15562, Athens, Greece.
Thekla AntoniadouFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, Holargos, 15562, Athens, Greece.
Renos KaramanisFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, Holargos, 15562, Athens, Greece.
Panayiotis D MegaloikonomosFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, Holargos, 15562, Athens, Greece.
Georgios N PanagopoulosFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, Holargos, 15562, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios GiannoulisSecond Department of Anesthesiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Eleftheria SouliotisSecond Department of Anesthesiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Theodosis SaranteasSecond Department of Anesthesiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Panayiotis J PapagelopoulosFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 41 Ventouri Street, Holargos, 15562, Athens, Greece.
Elias PanagiotopoulosDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Rio-Patras, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Patras · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subtrochanteric fractures can result from high-energy trauma in young patients or from a fall or minor trauma in the elderly. Intramedullary nails are currently the most commonly used implants for the stabilization of these fractures. However, the anesthetic procedure for the patients, the surgical reduction and osteosynthesis for the fractures are challenging. The anesthetic management of orthopedic trauma patients should be based upon various parameters that must be evaluated before the implementation of any anesthetic technique. Surgery- and patient-related characteristics and possible comorbidities must be considered during the pre-anesthetic evaluation. Adequate fracture reduction and proper nail entry point are critical. Understanding of the deforming forces acting on various fracture patterns and knowledge of surgical reduction techniques are essential in obtaining successful outcomes. This article discusses the intraoperative reduction techniques for subtrochanteric fractures in adults and summarizes tips and tricks that the readers may find useful and educative.

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AnesthesiaClosed Fracture ReductionHip FracturesHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresOpen Fracture ReductionPatient PositioningAnesthesiaHip fracturesReduction techniquesSubtrochanteric

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PMID29855787
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