Open AccessA six-year retrospective analysis of cut-out risk predictors in cephalomedullary nailing for pertrochanteric fractures
Author(s) -
Gaetano Caruso,
Marco Bonomo,
Giorgia Valpiani,
Giada Salvatori,
Alessandro Gildone,
Vincenzo Lorusso,
Leo Massari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bone and joint research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2046-3758
DOI - 10.1302/2046-3758.68.bjr-2016-0299.r1
Subject(s) - calcar , medicine , intramedullary rod , radiological weapon , surgery , femur , complication , fixation (population genetics) , femoral head , orthopedic surgery , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , orthodontics , dentistry , population , environmental health , physics , optics
Intramedullary fixation is considered the most stable treatment for pertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur and cut-out is one of the most frequent mechanical complications. In order to determine the role of clinical variables and radiological parameters in predicting the risk of this complication, we analysed the data pertaining to a group of patients recruited over the course of six years.