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- Title
Letter to the editor on "Augmented versus non-augmented Trochanteric Fixation Nail-Advanced (TFNA) nails for treating trochanteric fractures in patients over sixty-five years of age".
- Authors
Du, Yunxia; Gui, Zhiheng; Gao, Yijie
- Abstract
This document is a letter to the editor of the journal International Orthopaedics. The letter discusses a research article titled "Augmented versus non-augmented Trochanteric Fixation Nail-Advanced (TFNA) nails for treating trochanteric fractures in patients over sixty-five years of age." The authors of the letter express their appreciation for the article and highlight the importance of augmented TFNA nails in reducing mechanical failure rates in elderly patients with trochanteric fractures. They also mention the economic burden of these fractures and the potential cost savings associated with cement augmentation. The authors raise some questions about the study's methodology and suggest the need for future prospective, randomized controlled trials to confirm the findings and explore their generalizability. Overall, they commend the researchers for their contribution to the understanding and treatment of trochanteric fractures in the elderly.
- Subjects
INTRAMEDULLARY rods; HIP fractures; PROXIMAL femoral fractures; INTRAMEDULLARY fracture fixation
- Publication
International Orthopaedics, 2024, Vol 48, Issue 7, p1923
- ISSN
0341-2695
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00264-024-06146-z