Open AccessIn vitro comparison of resistance to implant failure in unstable trochanteric fractures fixed with intramedullary single screw versus double screw device
Author(s) -
Amit Rastogi,
GR Arun,
Vakil Singh,
Anant Kumar Singh,
Ashutosh Kumar Singh,
Vinay Kumaraswamy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.132524
Subject(s) - cadaveric spasm , intramedullary rod , medicine , stiffness , universal testing machine , implant , orthodontics , dentistry , materials science , surgery , ultimate tensile strength , composite material
The purpose of this study was to compare the resistance of intramedullary single screw device (Gamma nail) and double screw device proximal femoral nail (PFN) in unstable trochanteric fractures in terms of the number of cycles sustained, subsidence and implant failure in an axial loading test in cadaveric femora.