title: Wiring through cannulated screws for the fixation of greater trochanter in arthroplasties performed for peritrochanteric fractures.
abstract: Safe and rigid fixation of a fractured greater trochanter is often very difficult because of osteoporosis of the fragments. The authors propose a new technique using cannulated screws and wires passed through the screws to fix the greater trochanter in arthroplasties performed for peritrochanteric fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Dongguk University International Hospital, Goyang, South Korea.
authors.forename: Gun-Il
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Seok-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology