$Retrograde nailing of femoral fracture below a hip prosthesis : A case report$

Retrograde nailing of femoral fracture below a hip prosthesis : A case report

In a frail elderly patient a pathological fracture of the femur at the lower end of a loose femoral stem was treated by the retrograde insertion of an intramedullary nail over the tip of the prosthesis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume 1998-03, Vol.80 (2), p.282-283
1. Verfasser:	VERBURG, A. D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Atrophy Biological and medical sciences Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging Bone Diseases - etiology Bone Nails Cartilage, Articular - surgery Drug Combinations Female Femoral Fractures - diagnostic imaging Femoral Fractures - etiology Femoral Fractures - surgery Femur - diagnostic imaging Femur - pathology Follow-Up Studies Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - instrumentation Fractures, Spontaneous - diagnostic imaging Fractures, Spontaneous - etiology Fractures, Spontaneous - surgery Frail Elderly Granuloma - diagnostic imaging Granuloma - etiology Hemostatics - therapeutic use Hip Prosthesis - adverse effects Humans Medical sciences Orthopedic surgery Palmitates - therapeutic use Polyethylenes Prosthesis Failure Radiography Surface Properties Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Waxes - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	In a frail elderly patient a pathological fracture of the femur at the lower end of a loose femoral stem was treated by the retrograde insertion of an intramedullary nail over the tip of the prosthesis.
ISSN:	0301-620X 2049-4394 2044-5377 2049-4408
DOI:	10.1302/0301-620X.80B2.8084