Why the study?
Does the type of reconstruction nail (Synthes, Zimmer, or Richards) affect the stiffness and load to failure in subtrochanteric femur fracture fixation?
Does the type of reconstruction nail (Synthes, Zimmer, or Richards) affect the stiffness and load to failure in subtrochanteric femur fracture fixation?
In a cadaveric model of subtrochanteric femur fractures, Richards and Zimmer reconstruction nails withstood higher loads before failure compared to the Synthes nail.
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Cadaveric stiffness data should not yet guide nail selection in subtrochanteric fractures; leaves open need for clinical trials.
Wheeler et al. (1997) studied this question.
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