title: Retention of the compression screw in sliding screw plate devices.
abstract: Distraction forces at the site of an unstable intertrochanteric fracture can cause disengagement of the sliding hip screw from the barrel of the side plate. If such a device is used for unstable comminuted intertrochanteric fractures, the compression screw should be retained.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography