Risk factors for cut-out failure of Gamma3 nails in treating unstable intertrochanteric fractures: An analysis of 176 patients.

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Abstract

Cut-out failure is one of the most common complications in the Gamma3 nail fixation system. The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine pre-operative or intra-operative risk factors for cut-out failure of lag screws in unstable, intertrochanteric fractures fixed with short Gamma3 nails.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Chin Med Assoc

Title: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1728-7731

ISSN (Print): 1726-4901

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2017

Volume: 80

Issue: 9

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

[2 ] Department of Statistics, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

[3 ] Division of Medical Imaging for Health Management, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

[4 ] Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: 1966chiang@gmail.com.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1726-4901(17)30110-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2017.04.007

PubMed ID: 28601630

SO-VID: cd46546f-02ae-4828-b50e-999b2d96e57b

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Keywords: Cut-out,Failure,Gamma nail,Intertrochanteric fracture,Risk factor

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Keywords: Cut-out, Failure, Gamma nail, Intertrochanteric fracture, Risk factor

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