A six-year retrospective analysis of cut-out risk predictors in cephalomedullary nailing for pertrochanteric fractures: Can the tip-apex distance (TAD) still be considered the best parameter?
Caruso G, Bonomo M, Valpiani G, Salvatori G, Gildone A, Lorusso V, Massari L.
Caruso G, et al. Among authors: valpiani g.
Bone Joint Res. 2017 Aug;6(8):481-488. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.68.BJR-2016-0299.R1.
Bone Joint Res. 2017.
PMID: 28790037
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CONCLUSION: The tip-apex distance remains the most accurate predictor of cut-out, which is significantly greater above a cut-off of 30.7 mm.Cite this article: G. Caruso, M. Bonomo, G. Valpiani, G. Salvatori, A. Gildone, V. Lorusso, L. Massari. ...
CONCLUSION: The tip-apex distance remains the most accurate predictor of cut-out, which is significantly greater above a cut-off of 30.7 mm. …