title: Breakage of a sliding hip screw. A case report.
abstract: I report a case of breakage of a Richards sliding screw used in treatment of a trochanteric fracture. The mechanism was probably prevention of sliding caused by collision with an extra screw.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation