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  • Title: A comparative study of trochanteric and basicervical fractures of the femur treated with the Ender and McLaughlin techniques.
    Author: Indemini E, Clerico P, Fenoglio E, Mariotti U.
    Journal: Ital J Orthop Traumatol; 1982 Sep; 8(3):291-9. PubMed ID: 7161064.
    Abstract:
    Endomedullary nailing as proposed by Ender is an important alternative in the treatment of trochanteric and basicervical fractures of the femur (Amici et al., 1980; Carret et al., 1980; Ender, 1970; Kempf et al., 1979; Zinghi et al., 1979). Rush's concept (Eiffel Tower, for the distal epiphysis) is reproposed with some variations and transposed to the femoral neck. The aim of the operation differs from that of the nail and plate technique in that, instead of trying to achieve anatomical reconstruction, an immediate functional by-pass of the fractured part is attempted. After using this technique for three years, we compared the old method, which we had not abandoned, the McLaughlin nail and plate, with the new Ender nail.
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