Effectiveness of distally slotted proximal femoral nails on prevention of femur fractures during and after intertrochanteric femur fracture surgery

Slotted devices are used to stabilize the intramedullary cavities of the proximal femora and reduce stress at nail tips, to mitigate later complications such as periprosthetic fractures and thigh pain [1]. In patients receiving either nails or endoprostheses, implant-related femoral fractures occurring after hip fracture surgery develop principally at implant tips [2]. Distally slotted femoral stems were initially introduced for use during hip arthroplasty. Musgrave et al. showed that use of such stems reduced the fracture risk during stem insertion [1].

Source: Injury - July 25, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Mehmet Salih Soylemez, Esat Uygur, Oguz Poyanli Source Type: research