Has there been a change in surgeon preference for nail versus plate fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures?
There has been a dramatic shift in practice patterns among young orthopaedic surgeons regarding intertrochanteric fracture fixation, despite a lack of supporting evidence.
From 1999 to 2006, a dramatic change in surgeon preference for the fixation device used for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures has occurred among young orthopaedic surgeons. This change has occurred despite a lack of evidence in the literature supporting the change and in the face of the potential for more complications.
Anglen et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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