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THE ORTHOPAEDIC LEVER: A SIMPLE METHOD TO REDUCE UNSTABLE POSTERIORLY DISPLACED OR ANGULATED PROXIMAL FEMORAL FRACTURES
Author(s) -
Donnan Leo T.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb01217.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fixation (population genetics) , lever , orthopedic surgery , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , orthodontics , soft tissue , fracture reduction , femoral shaft , displacement (psychology) , femur , radiography , population , physics , geometry , environmental health , mathematics , quantum mechanics , psychology , psychotherapist
The satisfactory management of unstable posteriorly displaced or angulated proximal femoral fractures is an orthopaedic challenge. In these fractures, significant displacement of bony fragments is often associated with comminution and soft‐tissue stripping. Unsatisfactory fixation may lead to serious complications such as refracture with failure of the fixation device. Accurate reduction, reconstruction and fixation of these fractures are demanding in both strength and technique of the surgeon. The orthopaedic lever providing means for pre‐operative reduction that will maintain the reduced position while fixation is achieved is described.