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Minimal incision technique using a two-hole plate for fixation of stable intertrochanteric hip fractures
Matthew DiPaola1, S Robert Rozbruch, David L Helfet
1Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
Orthopedics
|April 3, 2004
Abstract:
This article presents a minimally invasive adaptation of the sliding hip screw technique. This two-hole side plate construct for the repair of intertrochanteric hip fractures minimizes blood loss and soft-tissue dissection.
