Short-term results of surgical treatment with cephalomedullary nails for basicervical proximal femoral fractures


Published online: Sep 27 2015

Levent TASYIKAN, Ender UGUTMEN, Selim SANEL, Mehmet Salih SOYLEMEZ, Korhan OZKAN, Can SOLAKOGLU

From Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital and Maltepe Univiersty, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

The treatment of basicervical femoral fractures remains controversial. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of intramedullary nail use in the surgical treatment of basicervical fractures. In total, 28 patients with basicervical fractures trea

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