Intertrochanteric fracture fixation with dynamic hip screw: is tip-apex distance measurement useful for predicting fixation failure?
Introduction: Application of dynamic hip screw (DHS) implant for the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures continues to raise concern related to risk of lag screw cut-out with or without subsequent damage to the acetabulum. Measurement of tip-apex distances (TAD) has been recommended to...
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Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2016
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/50898/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50898/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50898/2/Vol15No1JUNE-2016-031-034.pdf |