Premium
Internal fixation of pertrochanteric fractures of the femur with the Harris condylocephalic nail
Author(s) -
Carson Phillip J.,
Sidey Peter M.,
Atkinson Robert N.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb113227.x
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , internal fixation , femur , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , complication , population , environmental health
Thirty patients in whom a peritrochanteric fracture of the femur was stabilized with a Harris intramedullary nail were studied retrospectively. The study showed an initially high complication rate and highlighted points of technique and selection which have led to improved results. In appropriate cases, this procedure is a fast, minimally traumatic, and secure method of internal fixation of peritrochanteric fractures.