Defining Cephalomedullary Nail Breakage Rates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Anton Philip Lambers,
Peter D'Alessandro,
Piers Yates
Abstract:Objective:
To establish the background rate of breakage of cephalomedullary nails.
Data Sources:
MEDLINE, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched on April 3, 2023.
Study Selection:
All English-language studies that examined trochanteric with or without subtrochanteric fractures and identified cephalomedullary nail breakage as an outcome measure and a breakage rate could be derived were included. Implants ca… Show more
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