How not to pin a hip
Altner, P.C.
International Surgery 63(5): 11-16
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-8868 PMID: 730468 Document Number: 130484
Errors in judgement and technique are responsible for increased failure rates in fractures around the proximal femur. The advanced age of the average patient jeopardizes even the best hip pinning. Proper understanding of mechanics, operative techniques, and the natural course of those fractures will lower the incidence of failures.