Evidence about the B. Braun Targon PF nail | Which Medical Device
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Credits: Pubmed: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jul 16;(3
This is a clinical series of 352 patients with trochanteric fractures treated with the Targon PF nail. The authors conclude it is a safe and effective fixation system.
Credits: Pubmed: Injury. 2011 Sep;42 Suppl 4:S22-7.
This large randomised trial of 598 patients with trochanteric fractures compared the Targon PF nail to a sliding hip screw. There were no differences in deformity, shortening or complications, but a tendency to return to mobility faster with an intramedullary nail.
Credits: J Bone Joint Surg Br March 2012 vol. 94-B no. 3 391-397
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