Intramedullary Nailing vs Sliding Hip Screw in Trochanteric Fracture Management: The INSITE Randomized Clinical Trial.

EH, Schemitsch; LL, Nowak; AP, Schulz; O, Brink; RW, Poolman; S, Mehta; D, Stengel; CQ, Zhang; S, Martinez; B, Kinner; TJS, Chesser; M, Bhandari

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17164

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Intramedullary Nailing vs Sliding Hip Screw in Trochanteric Fracture Management: The INSITE Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Schemitsch EH

Nowak LL

Schulz AP

Abstract

Importance Fractures of the hip have devastating effects on function and quality of life. Intramedullary nails (IMN) are the dominant implant choice for the treatment of trochanteric fractures of the hip. Higher costs of IMNs and inconclusive benefit in comparison with sliding hip screws (SHSs) conv...

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