Breakage of a sliding hip screw: A case report
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 58 (3) , 292-293
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678709146490
Abstract
I report a case of breakage of a Richards sliding screw used in treatment of a trochanteric fracture. The mechanism was probably prevention of sliding caused by collision with an extra screw.Keywords
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