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ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2019

Preliminary experience with EBA ONE intramedullary nail for the treatment of pertrochanteric fractures.

Danila Oldani, Pietro Maniscalco

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Article in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Danila OldaniArray. danila.oldani@studenti.unipr.it.
Pietro Maniscalco
Array Information Technology (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and aim of the studyThe Authors report their preliminary experience with a new fixation device for treatment of pertrochanteric fractures. The EBA ONE nail, produced by Citieffe in Bologna - Italy. MATERIALS: Between April 2019 and August 2019 in Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of  Piacenza,  11 patients (all female) with stable and unstable pattern of fractures, were treated with the EBA ONE intramedullary nail.

resultsDespite the limited number of cases and the assence of a complete follow-up, the initial results are very encouraging. None of the reported complications were linked to the fixation device or to the surgical technique.

conclusionsThe minimal, simple and intuitive instrumentation set and the simplicity of the surgical procedure make this fixation device valuable for use in stable fractures. The possibility to distal locking the nail, either statically or dynamically, and the availability of a longer nail make this device also effective in more complex fractures.

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Bone NailsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFracture Fixation, IntramedullaryHip FracturesHumansProsthesis DesignTreatment Outcome

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