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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2025

The RESCUE Technique: A Mnemonic Acronym to Enhance Outcomes in Nail Fixation of Extracapsular Hip Fractures.

Anastasios P Nikolaides, Julius Bryan Abesamis, Ahmed Hamed, Samer Sarofeen, Niraj Vetharajan, Rajpreet Sahemey, Omer Salar, Panagiotis Konstantinou

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. 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 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Positive cortical support reduction in treatment of trochanteric femur fractures: history in theory establishment and its inspiration for clinical innovations].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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  2. [Anteromedial cortical support reduction in treatment of trochanteric femur fractures: a ten-year reappraisal].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Anastasios P NikolaidesOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6771-2454
Julius Bryan AbesamisOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.
Ahmed HamedOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.ORCID 0009-0009-4533-661X
Samer SarofeenOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.
Niraj VetharajanOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.
Rajpreet SahemeyOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.
Omer SalarOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.
Panagiotis KonstantinouOrthopaedic Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B7 5TE, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8490-6843

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly present complex challenges due to poor bone quality and comorbidities. Cephalomedullary (CM) nails offer biomechanical advantages that support early mobilization, yet complications such as cutout, implant failure, and malalignment persist. This review examines the effectiveness of CM nail fixation in geriatric extracapsular hip fractures and introduces the

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cephalomedullary nailfracture reductionimplant failureintertrochanteric fracturesRESCUE techniquescrew placement

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PMID40807037
PMCPMC12348001

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