[Osteosynthesis with the Gamma nail of fractures of the proximal third of the femur in elderly patients. The immediate results in 181 cases].
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.
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Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale La Carità, Locarno, Svizzera.
Nguyen-Quang
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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