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Fixation failure of the LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 in patients with missing posteromedial support in unstable per-, inter-, and subtrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur

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The LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 (PF-LCP) represents a new generation of extramedullary fixation devices for stable and unstable trochanteric and/or subtrochanteric fractures. We report four cases of secondary varus collapse of the fracture with hardware failure of the implant.

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  1. Department of Trauma Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, 6000, Lucerne 13, Switzerland

    Karl Wieser & Reto Babst

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Wieser, K., Babst, R. Fixation failure of the LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 in patients with missing posteromedial support in unstable per-, inter-, and subtrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 130, 1281–1287 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-010-1074-7

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