A special guide for insertion of multiple pins for fracture of the hip: experience with 200 cases
Modny, M.T.; Kaiser, A.J.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 137: 144-147
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 743820 Document Number: 127208
Two hundred cases of intracapsular femoral neck fractures have been treated with a multiple parallel pin technique similar to that originated by Austin Moore. The technique employs a personally designed guide which facilitates insertion of multiple parallel pins. The fixation obtained satisfactorily resists shear stress and rotational stress and allows for continuous compression at the fracture site. The technique is most effective in treating intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck.