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  • Title: [Experiences with Lezius nailing. Report on 1,090 pertrochanteric femoral fractures].
    Author: Eckhardt B, Unger W.
    Journal: Zentralbl Chir; 1985; 110(4):230-8. PubMed ID: 3984563.
    Abstract:
    Between 1968 and 1983, 1090 patients suffering from pertrochanteric fractures of the femur were admitted to our clinic. Internal fixation by means of the Lezius-nail was performed in 644 cases. This method has some striking advantages: load stability immediately after operation, hardly measurable loss of blood, short duration of the operative procedure and a low rate of complications (6.5%). The mortality rate amounted to 17.5%, caused by the high frequency of multimorbidity within the patient's group (average age: 80.5 years).
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