Ferreres-Claramunt A, Castillo-García F, Maculé-Beneyto F, Suso-Vergara S, Ramón-Soler R
Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain.
J Trauma. 1995 Nov;39(5):1000-2. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199511000-00032.
A case of femoral head necrosis in a patient who suffered an intertrochanteric fracture, treated with Ender nails 1 year before, is presented. The rarity, and possible mechanisms (reduction and type of osteosinthesis) of necrosis are discussed.