Percutaneous Strain Reduction Screws-A Safe and Simple Surgical Option for Problems With Bony Union. A Technical Trick.

Kothari, Alpesh; Monk, Paul; Handley, Robert · J Orthop Trauma · 2019

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Abstract

This article describes percutaneous strain reduction screws, a technical trick, to provide effective stability in a simple manner and at low cost. Percutaneous strain reduction screws are an option when a surgeon has decided that further intervention is indicated for a fracture that has not united.

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