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METHODS article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Orthopedic Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1394575
This article is part of the Research Topic New Concepts and Techniques to Treat Peri-Trochanteric Fracture View all 5 articles
Application of the “3⁃2⁃1” body surface localization method in intertrochanteric femoral fractures: A technical note
Provisionally accepted- Fuzhou second hospital, Fuzhou, China
In femoral intertrochanteric fractures, poor incision positioning may result in inaccurate intramedullary nail placement direction, which increases the difficulty of reduction and thus the size and number of incisions. Repeated intraoperative fluoroscopy not only increases the radiation exposure of the surgeon but also affects the operative outcomes. This technical note proposes a method of identifying incision positioning preoperatively using the “3⁃2⁃1” body surface localization method. This auxiliary positioning technique uses a body surface locator and the lower limb force axis. It can predict the incisions for the needle insertion point, spiral blade, and locking nails, create minimally invasive incisions, avoid incorrect incision position, facilitate accurate intraoperative intramedullary nail placement, reduce the incision size, intraoperative bleeding, and radiation exposure, and improve surgical efficiency and reduction quality.
Keywords: Intertrochanteric femoral fracture, Incision location, Surgical procedure, Technical note, Innovative device
Received: 01 Mar 2024; Accepted: 09 Aug 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Wu, Lin, Xu, Yan and Tu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Yanbin Lin, Fuzhou second hospital, Fuzhou, China
Yangkai Xu, Fuzhou second hospital, Fuzhou, China
Linglan Yan, Fuzhou second hospital, Fuzhou, China
Shaochen Tu, Fuzhou second hospital, Fuzhou, China
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