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01-05-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Comment on Stern et al.: Prospective randomised study comparing screw versus helical blade in the treatment of low-energy trochanteric fractures

Authors: Ramprasad Kancherla, Sukesh Sankineni, Vivek Trikha, Ramakant Kumar, Rajesh Malhotra

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 5/2012

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We admire the work of Richard Stern et al. on the cephalic implant to be used in the treatment of low-energy trochanteric fractures [1]. The authors have conducted a randomised controlled trial and concluded that both screw and a blade perform equally well with a SHS or IM nail for the treatment of trochanteric fractures in the elderly age group. …

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Title: Comment on Stern et al.: Prospective randomised study comparing screw versus helical blade in the treatment of low-energy trochanteric fractures
Authors: Ramprasad Kancherla
Sukesh Sankineni
Vivek Trikha
Ramakant Kumar
Rajesh Malhotra
Publication date: 01-05-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-012-1506-9

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