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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.morthoj.org/2020/v14n1/hip-fractures.pdf |