Complications associated with the use of the gamma nail.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
At Kingston Hospital, the Gamma nail has only been used for the fixation of unstable intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures of the femur. There have been 28 cases; 21 required distal locking. Of these, there were intraoperative difficulties in nine.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Nails
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Hip Fractures
- Hip Joint