Decreased femoral fracture load after cephalomedullary nail removal
Altered stress distribution in presence of femoral neck screws leads to changes in biomechanical properties of the proximal femur, resulting in potentially unstable situations after nail removal in clinical settings. Elective removal of cephalomedullary nails should be undertaken with caution in view of the potentially increased fracture risk.
Authors
- Dieter H. Pahr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5822-2082)
- Andreas Reisinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6160-0259)
- Sylvia Nürnberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5175-5118)
- Lena Hirtler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5194-9118)
- Alexander Synek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5253-7403)
- Gilbert M. Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6434-0520)
- Stephanie Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-9226)
- Jochen G. Hofstaetter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4653-0739)
Institutions
- TU Wien (AT)
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone and Joint Research
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.145.bjr-2024-0278.r2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01