title: The extended-short nail system, a novel concept in the management of proximal femur fractures.
abstract: In light of recent health care reform and the aging US Medicare population, it is becoming increasingly important for orthopedic surgeons to use effective and efficient strategies for hip fracture surgery. The Extended-Short Nail System (ES nail) is a US Food and Drug Administration-approved titanium nail which is locked at the same location as the locking hole of a short intramedullary (IM) nail. The ES nail takes advantage of an "extended-short" hybrid design combining the mechanical characteristics of a long IM nail with the surgical ease of use offered with a short IM nail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Research, Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists, Burbank, California, USA. russellc.wright@gmail.com
authors.forename: Russell C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Stephan V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Yacoubian
authors.forename: Garrett A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Salzman
authors.forename: Raymond B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Raven
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Falkinstein
authors.forename: Shahan V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Yacoubian
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium