title: Intramedullary nailing for impending pathological subtrochanteric fractures.
abstract: We reviewed ten patients with metastatic carcinoma and impending pathological fractures of the subtrochanteric region of the femur who had prophylactic insertion of the Russell-Taylor reconstruction nail. There were no operative complications or long-term mechanical failures. This reconstruction nail has some technical and biomechanical advantages over other implants and is ideal for the management of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2550.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Weikert
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000592:standards*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005684:Gait; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies