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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 1:35:100506.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100506. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Cement detachment from the cephalic blade in an intertrochanteric fracture fixation - A case report

Christian Hwee Yee Heng  1 , Merng Koon Wong  1 , Hamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd Razak  1
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Cement detachment from the cephalic blade in an intertrochanteric fracture fixation - A case report

Christian Hwee Yee Heng et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

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Figures

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Initial radiographs of left intertrochanteric fracture.
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Tip-apex distance measurements.
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Parker's ratio measurements.
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Post-operative radiographs showing the alignment of the hip post-fixation.
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Radiographs at 1 month post-operatively, showing varus collapse and implant migration, as well as a fractured cement mantle.
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Radiographs at 8 months post-operatively.
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