Evaluating cephalomedullary fixation for intertrochanteric femur fracture using a validated osteoporotic model

• Main Author: Lee, Yi Feng
• Other Authors: Chou Siaw Meng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Intertrochanteric femur fracture; Proximal nail antirotation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177846
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hip fractures, notably femur fractures, pose a significant challenge, particularly within the elderly demographic, often exacerbated by conditions such as osteoporosis. One specific type of hip fracture, known as an intertrochanteric fracture, affects the upper part of the femur and is associated wi...