The stabilising effect by a novel cable cerclage configuration in long cephalomedullary nailing of subtrochanteric fractures with a posteromedial wedge.
Biomechanics Lab, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, North Norwegian University Hospital, St. Olavs Gata 70, 9406 Harstad, Norway. Electronic address: [Email]
Clinical studies suggest that an adjunctive cerclage in intramedullary nailing of subtrochanteric fractures improves the outcome. Despite this, to what extent various cerclage configurations influences the fixation strength, remains undocumented. We tested the hypothesis that the stability of subtrochanteric fractures with a posteromedial wedge treated with long cephalomedullary nail varies with cerclage configuration.
