Femoral nail
Proximal femoral nail anti rotation versus cementless bipolar hemiarthroplasty for unstable femoral intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly: a retrospective study
... proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) with a type of intramedullary nailing (IMN), for the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric femoral fractures ...
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Outcomes of Proximal Femoral Nail in Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures”- A Case Series
... proximal femoral nail ...proximal femoral nail or long gamma nail is a reliable implant in treatment of subtrochanteric fractures Sahin EK et ...proximal femoral nail ...
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A clinical study of management of unstable Intertrochantric Fractures with Proximal Femoral Nail
... Proximal femoral nail is generally more stable under loading with a shorter lever arm, so the distance between the hip joint and the nail is reduced compared with plates thus reduces chances of varus ...
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Finite element analysis of two cephalomedullary nails in treatment of elderly reverse obliquity intertrochanteric fractures: zimmer natural nail and proximal femoral nail antirotation-ΙΙ
... Background: More elderly patients are suffering from intertrochanteric fractures. However, the choice of internal fixation is still controversial, especially in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fracture; thus, ...
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Heterotopic ossification in the reaming tract of a percutaneous antegrade femoral nail: a case report
... antegrade femoral nail (Figure 3C, arrow), but the patient appeared to be asymptomatic with regard to her right hip ...the nail insertion, with a solid palp- able mass in the deep soft tissue layer, ...
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Proximal Femoral Nail in Reverse Trochanteric Femoral Fractures: An Analysis of 53 Cases at One Year Follow Up
... proximal femoral nail may be a good option in the treatment of reverse oblique tro- chanteric fractures if attention is given to ensure correct technique during nail ...intramedullary nail. ...
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A Clinical Study on Intra-Operative and Delayed Complication in Surgical Management following Peri-trochanteric Fracture of Femur Using Proximal Femoral Nail
... Results: Our study consisted of 33 cases of peritrochanteric fractures of femur treated surgically by Proximal Femoral Nail (PFN) between July 2011 to October 2012. 30 patients were available for follow-up. ...
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Proximal Femoral Nail for the treatment of Unstable Trochanteric Fracture
... his nail long ago, it was not a very popular fixation device due to higher incidence of ...Enders nail. The Zickel nail was later modified and renewed interest is being given to intramedullary ...
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A retrospective analysis of the InterTan nail and proximal femoral nail anti-rotation-Asia in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures in the elderly
... intertrochanteric femoral fractures (IFFs) is also displaying a rising trend ...(proximal femoral nail anti-rotation-Asia (PFNA-II), InterTan ...
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A Comparative study of treatment of intertrochanteric fractures with bipolar prosthesis and proximal femoral nail in elderly
... proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA), was developed by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/ Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO/ASIF) in ...
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Outcomes of trochanteric femoral fractures treated with proximal femoral nail: an analysis of 100 consecutive cases
... Purpose: In this study, we aimed to report the results of a retrospective study carried out at our institute regarding cases of patients who had suffered proximal femoral fractures between January 2002 and ...
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Role of Proximal Femoral Nail in the Treatment of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures
... Proximal femoral nail is an intramedullary device and has all advantages of intramedullary biomechanics, such as decreasing the moment arm, can be performed by closed technique, which preserve the fracture ...
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To study the management of proximal femoral fractures by proximal femoral nail
... hip movements. It is also associated with complications of prolonged immobilization like bedsores, deep vein thrombosis and respiratory infections. Since this fracture is more common in the elderly patients, the aim of ...
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A retrospective analysis of the InterTan nail and proximal femoral nail anti-rotation in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients with osteoporosis: a minimum follow-up of 3 years
... around the tip of the main nail. The high shaft fracture rate, despite its theoretically better design, was likely to be attributed to this fact that the looseness of distal lock- ing screws existed, which was ...
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Complications of internal fixation by a short proximal femoral nail (pfn) in subtrochanteric fractures
... jewitt nail plate, but failure of fixation can still occur in up to 20% of cases (Simpsonet ...distal femoral fractures, has found increasing application in certain trochanteric fractures, particularly in ...
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Mechanical failures after fixation with proximal femoral nail and risk factors
... the nail-point effects. Femoral head screws were shortened in one patient ...to nail-point effect. The nail was removed in another patient ...of nail-point-effect-related femoral ...
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Retrospective Study of Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation in Intertrochanteric Fractures – Outcomes
... Proximal femoral nail (PFN) and Gamma nail are 2 commonly used devices in the intramedullary ...Gamma nail did not perform as well as DHS because it led to a relatively higher incidence of ...
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Comparitive Study between Proximal Femoral Nailing and Dynamic Hip Screw in Intertrochanteric Fracture of Femur
... Background: Internal fixation is appropriate for most intertrochanteric fractures. Optimal fixation is based on the sta- bility of fracture. The mainstay of treatment of intertrochanteric fracture is fixation with a ...
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Challenges in Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture Management: A Case Report of Inappropriate Implant Choice Leading to Fixation Failure and Update on Management Options
... proximal femoral shaft located within 5 cm of the lesser ...interlocking femoral nail during preoperative census ...interlocking nail of left ...
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InterTan nail versus Gamma3 nail for intramedullary nailing of unstable trochanteric fractures
... Cutting out is a familiar problem in the osteosynthesis of trochanteric femoral fractures [14]. Cut-out rates, in- cluding the Z effect, have been reported to range from 3% to 10% with the GN [25-28]. In study of ...
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