Unstable intertrochanteric fractures: How to prevent uncontrolled impaction and shortening of the femur

Background/Aim. Unstable intertrochanteric (IT) fractures, especially fractures with a reverse or transverse fracture line, have tendencies to make significant impaction on shortening of the femoral neck and lower extremity. The biomechanical complexity of the fracture, the type and the position...

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Main Authors: Bogosavljević Miodrag, Stokić Dragan, Friščić Žan, Ristić Branko M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2011-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2011/0042-84501105399B.pdf
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