Failure of femoral nailing in the elderly |
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Authors: | P Harrington I Sharif H Smyth |
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Affiliation: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. |
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Abstract: | Failure of fixation of a fracture of the mid-shaft of the femur in a 73-year-old male occurred 4 weeks after insertion of a reamed Grosse-Kempf nail. The oblique locking screw had cut out, despite having been correctly sited at the primary operation. A satisfactory result was obtained following open nailing using an AO nail. Two transverse proximal locking screws provide more certain fixation in osteoporotic bone of elderly patients. |
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