title: Entry point of reconstruction nail.
abstract: If the femoral neck is involved in a pathological process, the surgeon may avoid a base neck entry for the reconstructive nail. If a trochanteric entry is selected, the surgeon must be aware that the nail has to be driven more distally in order to place the neck screws properly. Violation of the knee joint is a consideration, and so is varus malposition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, USA.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ebraheim
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Mekhail
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Checroun
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans