Effect of Hydroxyapatite Augmentation on Femoral Lag Screw Insertion in Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures in the Elderly: A Biomechanical Study
Our results suggest that HA augmentation improves lag screw fixation strength in the treatment of osteoporotic intertrochanteric femoral fractures.
Authors
- Yusuke Hattori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-086X)
- Takuya Usami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5410-2706)
- Gen Kuroyanagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-0085)
- Hidetoshi Iwata
- Naoya Takada
- Hideki Murakami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6195-0358)
- Isato Sekiya
- Waguri-Yuko Nagaya
Institutions
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- Nagoya City University Hospital (JP)
- Nagoya Medical Center (JP)
- Kinan Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81448
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Nagoya City University