@rkh_md @generalorthomd @DrMarecek @FractureDoc @InvictaOrtho @CherneySteve @AbonemanL Very true. But there is no device that reduces the fracture. This example is suboptimal but it reliably holds on longer than a single screw CMN. No substitute for better
RT @painmanwise: Comparison of a twin interlocking derotation and compression screw cephalomedullary nail (InterTAN) with a single screw de…
Comparison of a twin interlocking derotation and compression screw cephalomedullary nail (InterTAN) with a single screw derotation cephalomedullary nail (proximal femoral nail antirotation): a systematic review and meta-analysis for intertrochanteric fra…
Has the Synthes PFNA had its day?! This meta-analysis would suggest that the Smith & Nephew short INTERTAN is less likely to fail for A2 & A3 #'s with similar PROMS but slightly more blood loss and op time. HOWEVER.... 3 of the authors are S&N