title: [Osteosynthesis with the Gamma nail of fractures of the proximal third of the femur in elderly patients. The immediate results in 181 cases].
abstract: Treatment of the fractures of the proximal third of femur is a traumatology chapter, for elderly patients, in progression and evolution. Authors examined 205 patients operated in 5 years for fractures of proximal third of femur (excluding fractures of the neck) with the Gamma nail finding, in this endomedullar nail, a valid instrument for primary stability, fewer surgical aggressiveness and less morbidity, in a new optics of savings of hospital costs.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale La Carità, Locarno, Svizzera.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maggiore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nguyen-Quang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography