title: Precision hip nailing by computer assisted direct observation.
abstract: The stakes are high in nailing the fractured hip of an elderly patient, for proper placement of the nail can save the patient from a bed-and-chair existence. The author presents a technique in which the use of a computer with television screen permits the surgeon to observe the placement of the nail as he operates, greatly enhancing percision.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003201:Computers; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography