Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture Treatment in Asia
This article summarizes 10 concepts in hip fracture treatment over the past 20 years, including fracture line mapping, proximal lateral wall and anterior cortex, posteromedial lesser trochanter-calcar fragment, anteromedial cortex support reduction, changes of fracture reduction after sliding and secondary stability, nail entry point and wedge-open deformity, tip-apex distan ce and calcar-referenced tip-apex distance, femoral anterior bowing and nail modification, long nails for wide medullary canal and large posterior coronal fragment, and postoperative stability score.
Source: Orthopedic Clinics of North America - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shi-Min Chang, Zhi-Yong Hou, Sun-Jun Hu, Shou-Chao Du Source Type: research
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