Increased mortality after intramedullary nailing of trochanteric fractures: a comparison of sliding hip screws with nails in 19,935 patients

Background and purpose — Intramedullary nails (IMN) have become increasingly common as treatment for trochanteric hip fractures (THF) although they are costlier, and without proven superiority compared with sliding hip screws (SHS). We investigated whether the 2 methods differ in terms of short-term...

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Auteurs principaux:	Olof Wolf, Sebastian Mukka, Jan Ekelund, Cecilia Rogmark, Michael Möller, Nils P Hailer
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	Medical Journals Sweden 2022-01-01
Collection:	Acta Orthopaedica
Sujets:	hip fracture intramedullary nail mortality sliding hip screw trochanteric fracture
Accès en ligne:	https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/862
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