A six-year retrospective analysis of cut-out risk predictors in cephalomedullary nailing for pertrochanteric fractures: Can the tip-apex distance (TAD) still be considered the best parameter?
Caruso G, Bonomo M, Valpiani G, Salvatori G, Gildone A, Lorusso V, Massari L.
Caruso G, et al.
Bone Joint Res. 2017 Aug;6(8):481-488. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.68.BJR-2016-0299.R1.
Bone Joint Res. 2017.
PMID: 28790037
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CONCLUSION: The tip-apex distance remains the most accurate predictor of cut-out, which is significantly greater above a cut-off of 30.7 mm.Cite this article: G. Caruso, M. Bonomo, G. Valpiani, G. Salvatori, A. Gildone, V. Lorusso, L. Massari. ...
CONCLUSION: The tip-apex distance remains the most accurate predictor of cut-out, which is significantly greater above a cut-off of 30.7 mm. …