Is Tip Apex Distance As Important As We Think? A Biomechanical Study Examining Optimal Lag Screw Placement - Concepedia

Concepedia

Publication | Open Access

Is Tip Apex Distance As Important As We Think? A Biomechanical Study Examining Optimal Lag Screw Placement

DOI Full Paper Access

78

Citations

18

References

2014

Year

Patrick M. Kane, Bryan G. Vopat, Wendell Heard, Nikhil Thakur, David Paller, Sarath Koruprolu, Christopher T. Born

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Abstract

Our findings challenge previously accepted principles of optimal lag screw placement.

References

	Year	Citations
The value of the tip-apex distance in predicting failure of fixation of peritrochanteric fractures of the hip. Michael R. Baumgaertner, S L Curtin, Dieter M. Lindskog, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Skeletal TraumaPeritrochanteric FracturesBiomechanicsOperative TreatmentFracture Healing	1995	1.4K
Failure of intertrochanteric fracture fixation with a dynamic hip screw in relation to pre-operative fracture stability and osteoporosis Weon-Yoo Kim, Chang-Hwan Han, J.-U. Park, International Orthopaedics Skeletal TraumaIntertrochanteric Fracture FixationBiomechanicsSurgical StabilizationFracture Healing	2001	280
Helical blade versus sliding hip screw for treatment of unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures: A biomechanical evaluation Eric J. Strauss, Joshua B. Frank, Jason Lee, Injury Skeletal TraumaBiomechanical EvaluationEngineeringMechanical EngineeringBiomechanics	2006	236
Osteoporotic pertrochanteric hip fractures: management and current controversies. Dean G. Lorich, David S. Geller, Jason H. Nielson PubMed	2004	232
Sliding hip screws: modes of failure Hamish Simpson, K. Varty, C A F Dodd Injury EngineeringMechanicsBiomechanicsOrthopaedicsHip Screws	1989	225
Reliability of Predictors for Screw Cutout in Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures Kirstin De Bruijn, Dennis Den Hartog, Wim E. Tuinebreijer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery	2012	203
Failure of femoral head fixation: a cadaveric analysis of lag screw cut-out with the gamma locking nail and AO dynamic hip screw R.C. Haynes, Ruud G. Pöll, A W Miles, Injury Skeletal TraumaFemoral Head FixationCadaveric AnalysisSurgical StabilizationSurgery	1997	170
Computational study of Wolff's law with trabecular architecture in the human proximal femur using topology optimization In Gwun Jang, Il Yong Kim Journal of Biomechanics MechanobiologyEngineeringTrabecular ArchitectureMechanicsBiomechanics	2008	164
Femoral Head Lag Screw Position for Cephalomedullary Nails Paul R.T. Kuzyk, Rad Zdero, Suraj Shah, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	2012	153
Stable Fixation of Intertrochanteric Fractures Herbert Kaufer, Larry S. Matthews, David A. Sonstegard, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Skeletal TraumaEngineeringFixation StabilityMechanicsBiomechanics	1974	136

Page 1