Awareness of tip-apex distance reduces failure of fixation of trochanteric fractures of the hip.
Baumgaertner MR, Solberg BD. Awareness of tip-apex distance reduces failure of fixation of trochanteric fractures of the hip. The Bone & Joint Journal 1997, 79: 969-71. PMID: 9393914, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.79b6.7949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBone ScrewsChi-Square DistributionEquipment FailureEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleFemur HeadFollow-Up StudiesForecastingFracture Fixation, InternalHip FracturesHumansJoint DislocationsMaleRadiographyRetrospective StudiesStress, MechanicalSurface PropertiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsTip-apex distanceStudy groupTrochanteric fracturesControl groupGood surgical techniqueFailure of fixationTrochanteric hip fracturesHip fractureSurgical treatmentSurgical techniquePoor reductionFemoral headScrew positionLateral viewMonthsScrewsFracturesTreatmentGroupFailureHipHeadSurgeonsMechanical failureAnteroposterior