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Proximal Femoral Nailing: Getting the Trajectory Right
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
- 1 Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
- 2 Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
- 3 Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
- 4 Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
- 5 Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
- 6 Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chandrapur Multispeciality Hospital, Chandrapur, India
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Abstract
Getting the trajectory of the proximal femoral nail in the right direction is essential to achieve a good result in the technically demanding surgery of proximal femoral fracture. Either an inappropriate starting point or a failure to match the chosen implant’s lateral entry angle may cause coronal plane deformity after trochanteric entry nailing. The lateral view is the critical view for localization of the proper starting point. For the right execution of the surgery, getting the trajectoy right is fully under the control of the surgeon and should always be attempted.
KeywordsPFNProximal Femoral FractureUnstable Pertrochanteric FractureNail Trajectory
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