Erschienen in:
01.05.2012 | Letter to the Editor
Comment on Stern et al.: Prospective randomised study comparing screw versus helical blade in the treatment of low-energy trochanteric fractures
verfasst von:
Ramprasad Kancherla, Sukesh Sankineni, Vivek Trikha, Ramakant Kumar, Rajesh Malhotra
Erschienen in:
International Orthopaedics
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Ausgabe 5/2012
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We admire the work of Richard Stern et al. on the cephalic implant to be used in the treatment of low-energy trochanteric fractures [
1]. The authors have conducted a randomised controlled trial and concluded that both screw and a blade perform equally well with a SHS or IM nail for the treatment of trochanteric fractures in the elderly age group. …