title: An alternative direction for proximal locking in retrograde femoral nails.
abstract: Lateral-to-medial proximal interlocking screw insertion for retrograde femoral nails avoids potential neurovascular injury while maintaining stable interlocking mechanics.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Prayson
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Herbenick
authors: Karl
authors: K
authors: Siebuhr
authors: Ryan
authors: R
authors: Finnan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male