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Figure 2

From: Is the lag screw sliding effective in the intramedullary nailing in A1 and A2 AO-OTA intertrochanteric fractures? A prospective study of Sliding and None-sliding lag screw in Gamma-III nail

Figure 2

A schematic view of the lag screw sliding in the Gamma Nail. If the set screw was not tightened (as showed in A), after postoperative load bearing, the sliding of the lag screw (blue arrow) will allow fracture site impaction (B). If the set screw is tightened (C) no sliding will occur (D).

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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241