Complications associated with the use of the gamma nail.
At Kingston Hospital, the Gamma nail has only been used for the fixation of unstable intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures of the femur. There have been 28 cases; 21 required distal locking. Of these, there were intraoperative difficulties in nine.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography