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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Factors contributing to superior gluteal nerve injury during cephalomedullary nailing of femoral fractures
Ahmed A Khalifa, Ahmed M Ahmed, Mohammed Khaled, Elsayed A Said
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Qena Faculty of Medicine and Its University Hospital, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ahmed A Khalifa Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Qena Faculty of Medicine and Its University Hospital, South Valley University, Kilo 6 Qena-Safaga Highway, Qena 83523 Egypt
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/joas.joas_13_19
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Operative treatment of femoral fractures using intramedullary nailing is considered as the gold standard technique; despite safety and minimal invasiveness, it is prone to some complications, of these is the persistent abductor lurch even after complete fracture healing. In this review, we are discussing the possible factors which may endanger the superior gluteal nerve during cephalomedullary nailing of the femur.
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