title: Complications associated with the use of the gamma nail.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: 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