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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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Fig. 5

From: Unravelling variations: an examination of entry point selection in proximal femoral cephalomedullary nailing

Fig. 5

Overly lateral entry point PFN-A placement. These figures demonstrate the placement of a PFN-A using an overly lateral entry point. In this scenario, the implant partially resides in the cortical bone or even outside the bone structure. If a fracture were present, this entry point would not allow for an accurate anatomical repositioning. Consequently, the implant could not be inserted without complications

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