title: Pertrochanteric fractures of the femur. A comparative study of internal fixation with angle nail-plates and flexible condylar nails.
abstract: Two methods of internal fixation of pertrochanteric fractures of the femur, angle nail-plates and flexible condylar nails, were compared in a retrospective clinical study, with emphasis on the results and indications as related to the age and physical condition of the patients.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies