Fixation of intertrochanteric femur fractures using Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) in the lateral decubitus position without a traction table | Zendy

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Fixation of intertrochanteric femur fractures using Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) in the lateral decubitus position without a traction table

Author(s) -

Ali Turgut

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 2589-1294

pISSN - 1017-995X

DOI - 10.3944/aott.2014.14.0098

Subject(s) - medicine , quadrant (abdomen) , fixation (population genetics) , traction (geology) , intertrochanteric fracture , femur , surgery , radiography , intramedullary rod , orthodontics , population , environmental health , geomorphology , geology

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether intertrochanteric femur fractures can be reduced and nailed properly in the lateral decubitus position using Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) as a fixation device without the use of a traction table.

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