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CONDYLO-CEPHALIC NAIL FIXATION FOR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR



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Abstract

1. An initial series of 100 consecutive cases of trochanteric fracture treated by the Küntscher technique of condylo-cephalic nailing with the aid of an image intensifier has been reviewed.

2. The advantages of this simple method over internal fixation by open reduction and insertion of some kind of nail and plate are discussed.

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