Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of Retrieved Implants Suggests a Ratcheting Mechanism Behind Medial Migration in Cephalomedullary Nailing of Hip Fractures

INTRODUCTION: Medial migration is the paradoxical migration of the femoral neck element (FNE) superomedially against gravity with respect to the intramedullary component of the cephalomedullary device, increasingly seen in the management of pertrochanteric hip fractures with the intramedullary nail....

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Main Authors: Law GW, Koh JSB, Yew AKS, Howe TS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2020-03-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:https://www.morthoj.org/2020/v14n1/hip-fractures.pdf