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ReviewChinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi2023

Optimal entry point for antegrade and retrograde femoral intramedullary nails.

Mohammad M Alzahrani, Yousef Aljamaan, Jaffar Alsayigh, Shahad Alghamdi, Saad M Alqahtani, Steven R Papp

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Review in Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Mohammad M AlzahraniOrthopedic Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: mmalzahrani@iau.edu.sa.
Yousef AljamaanOrthopedic Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jaffar AlsayighOrthopedic Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Shahad AlghamdiOrthopedic Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Saad M AlqahtaniOrthopedic Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Steven R PappDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical management of femoral shaft fractures with intramedullary nails has become the standard of care, with multiple options for entry point described, including piriformis entry, trochanter entry and retrograde femoral nails. Our present review describes the surgical anatomy of the proximal and distal femur and its relation to different entry points for intramedullary femoral nails. In addition, we reviewed relative indications for each technique, difficulties associated and possible complications.

Indexed as

Femoral FracturesFracture Fixation, IntramedullaryBone NailsFemurHumansLower ExtremityAntegradeFemoral nailingFemur fractureRetrograde

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PMID37031048
PMCPMC10533528

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