The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation

RH Richards; G Evans; J Egan; Shearer

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.72B5.2211758

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The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation

RH Richards
G Evans
J Egan
Shearer

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The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation

Richards R, Evans G, Egan J, Shearer. The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1990;72-B(5):794-796. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.72B5.2211758

Richards, RH, et al. “The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 72-B, no. 5, 1990, pp. 794-796., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.72B5.2211758

Richards, R., Evans, G., Egan, J., & Shearer (1990). The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 72-B(5), 794-796. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.72B5.2211758

Richards, R., Evans, G., Egan, J. and Shearer (1990) “The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 72-B(5), pp. 794-796. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.72B5.2211758

Richards, RH, G Evans, J Egan, and Shearer. “The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 72-B, no. 5 (1990): 794-796. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.72B5.2211758

Richards R, Evans G, Egan J, Shearer. The AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail in femoral head fixation. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1990 Sep 1;72-B(5):794-796. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.72B5.2211758

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We compared, under laboratory conditions, the resistance to cutting out of the AO dynamic hip screw and the Pugh sliding nail. The mean load at cut out, adjusted for bone strength, was 70% greater for the Pugh sliding nail. The reasons for this difference are discussed.

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