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Complications of treatment with intramedullary nail of lateral femoral fractures can be divided in intraoperative and postoperative. Intraoperative complications are usually related to poor fracture reduction, to the target device, to inadequate X-ray control and to incorrect nail introduction. Postoperative complications are usually related to synthesis malpositioning, to poor fracture reduction, to lateral fractures engaging the femoral neck and generating an unstable fracture, to bone stock loss in low proximal femoral fractures and to fracture non-union.
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Pascarella, R., Politano, R., Maresca, A. et al. Come affrontare e prevenire le complicanze e gli insuccessi nelle fratture laterali del collo del femore trattate con l’inchiodamento endomidollare. LO SCALPELLO 27, 70–75 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11639-013-0023-y
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