Use of locking plates for fixation of the greater trochanter in patients with hip replacement
Background: Fixation of the greater trochanter with total hip replacement is challenging and associated with short- and long-term complications. Locking plate technology has been used for fixation of other bones and may be applied successfully in trochanteric fixation. The purpose of this retrospect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-12-01
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Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344116300553 |