A novel lower bound for tip-apex distance

A novel lower bound for tip-apex distance

Purpose The cut-out of the cephalomedullary nail is among the most common post-surgery complications for intertrochanteric fractures. As a risk predictor, a tip-apex distance (TAD) below 25 mm, observed from orthogonal fluoroscopic views, is recommended in the literature. This study aims to demonstr...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of trauma and emergency surgery (Munich : 2007) 2022-06, Vol.48 (3), p.1787-1798
Hauptverfasser: Subasi, Omer, Aslan, Lercan, Demirhan, Mehmet, Seyahi, Aksel, Lazoglu, Ismail
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cartilage
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Fractures
Intensive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Orthopedics
Simulation
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Surgical apparatus & instruments
Surgical Orthopedics
Surgical outcomes
Transplants & implants
Traumatic Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose The cut-out of the cephalomedullary nail is among the most common post-surgery complications for intertrochanteric fractures. As a risk predictor, a tip-apex distance (TAD) below 25 mm, observed from orthogonal fluoroscopic views, is recommended in the literature. This study aims to demonstrate that TAD 
ISSN:1863-9933
1863-9941
DOI:10.1007/s00068-020-01514-x