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The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation
R H Richards1, G Evans, J Egan
1University Department of Orthopaedics, Southampton General Hospital, Hampshire, England.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
We compared, under laboratory conditions, the resistance to cutting out of the AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail. The mean load at cut out, adjusted for bone strength, was 70% greater for the Pugh sliding nail. The reasons for this difference are discussed.