A biomechanical comparison of locked and unlocked long cephalomedullary nails in a stable intertrochanteric fracture model
Publication: Journal of orthopaedic trauma Date: December 2014 Authors: Kane P, Vopat B, Paller D, Koruprolu S, Daniels AH, Born C Link to Full Text Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study compared the torsional properties of stable intertrochanteric femur fractures in a cadaveric bone model using 2 different distal fixation strategies: unlocked long cephalomedullary nailing versus dynamically [...]