ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2019
Migration of the Lag Screw after Intramedullary Treatment of AO/OTA 31.A2.1-3 Pertrochanteric Fractures Does Not Result in Higher Incidence of Cut-Outs, Regardless of Which Implant Was Used: A Comparison of Gamma Nail with and without U-Blade (RC) Lag Screw and Proximal Femur Nail Antirotation (PFNA).
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- Gamma 3 vs Gamma 3 RC in Unstable Extracapsular Hip Fractures: A Prospective Randomized study.International orthopaedics · 2026Trial
- Systematic evaluation of the biomechanical characteristics of PFNA, PFBN, and InterTan fixation for intertrochanteric fractures under gradient variations of proximal femoral lateral wall thickness and delineation of optimal fixation domains.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Treatment Strategies and Complications in Reverse-Oblique Trochanteric Femur Fractures and Evaluation of a New Classification System.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Patient-specific anatomical alignment relative to the contralateral collodiaphyseal angle as an independent predictor of screw cut-out after proximal femoral nailing.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Finite Element Analysis of Proximal Femoral Bionic Nail (PFBN), Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation and InterTan for Treatment of Reverse Obliquity Intertrochanteric Fractures.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy of the Gamma3 nailWorld journal of orthopedics · 2024Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of a new intramedullary nail compared with proximal femoral nail antirotation and InterTAN for the management of femoral intertrochanteric fractures.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Lag Screw Exchange for Impinging Lateral Hardware Following Intramedullary Nailing of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures - A Case Series Demonstrating Efficacy.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2024Article
- Which head element is more effective for cement augmentation of TFNA? Helical blade versus lag screw.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- U-blade gamma 3 vs. gamma 3 nails for intertrochanteric hip fracture: Meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Additional use of anti-rotation U-blade (RC) decreases lag screw sliding and limb length inequality in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Loss of Reduction after Cephalomedullary Nail Fixation of Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture: A Brief Report.Orthopaedic surgery · 2020Article
- Outcomes of U-Blade Lag Screw for Cephalomedullary Fixation of Unstable Trochanteric Femur Fractures: A Case Control Study.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2020Article
- A Comparison of Dynamic Hip Screw and Two Cannulated Screws in the Treatment of Undisplaced Intracapsular Neck Fractures-Two-Year Follow-Up of 453 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
The best intramedullary nail for the treatment of unstable AO/OTA 31.A2.1-3 fractures remains uncertain. A total of 237 patients (45 male, 192 female) were eligible for the assessment with an average age of 81.9 ± 10.5 years and a minimum follow-up of six months. We assessed the cut-out rate, the TAD and calTAD (Tip Apex distance) of three different implants. An overall cut-out rate of 2.5% (
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