Open AccessUsing the Contralateral Reverse Less Invasive Plating System for Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients
Author(s) -
Yuanming Ouyang,
Yongping Wang,
Cunyi Fan,
Zhongtang Liu,
Sheng Liu,
Fenfen Li
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000335986
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , perioperative , deformity , femur , radiography , retrospective cohort study , varus deformity , implant , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , pathology
In this retrospective study, we evaluated the efficacy of the reverse less invasive plating system (LISS) in the management of subtrochanteric fractures (STF) in elderly patients that are expected to be difficult to nail.
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