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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2020

Lateral Cortical Notching in Revision of a Subtrochanteric Fracture Non-union with Breakage of a Cephalomedullary Nail.

Christian Tinner, Nicolas Andreas Beckmann, Johannes Dominik Bastian

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impact of lateral cortical notching on biomechanical performance in cephalomedullary nailing for unstable pertrochanteric fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christian TinnerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Nicolas Andreas BeckmannDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Johannes Dominik BastianDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CHUniversity Hospital of Bern · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTrochanteric fractures are common in elderly patients. Subtrochanteric fracture patterns are challenging due to the risk for non-union. CASE REPORT: We report a case of an 87-year-old woman with a subtrochanteric fracture treated with a cephalomedullary nail. A cutout of the blade occurred in the early follow-up and was treated with exchange nailing elsewhere. Late nail breakage due to non-union more than 4 years after exchange nailing was noted. The fracture healed uneventfully after revision at our institution with exchange nailing including the lateral cortical notching technique whilst applying osteoinductive supplements.

conclusionFrom our point of view, the concept of lateral cortical notching should be taken into consideration to enhance treatment of subtrochanteric non-unions by exchange nailing.

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bone healingdiamond conceptimplant failurelateral cortical notchingnail breakagenon-unionProximal femoral nail

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PMID33489959
PMCPMC7815662
OpenAlexW3120670887

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