Published on in Vol 8, No 7 (2019): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/12845, first published .
Design of Improved Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment (DRIFT) Study: Protocol for Biomechanical Testing and Finite Element Analysis of Stable and Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Nailing or Dynamic Compression Screw

Design of Improved Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment (DRIFT) Study: Protocol for Biomechanical Testing and Finite Element Analysis of Stable and Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Nailing or Dynamic Compression Screw

Design of Improved Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment (DRIFT) Study: Protocol for Biomechanical Testing and Finite Element Analysis of Stable and Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Nailing or Dynamic Compression Screw

Andreas Panagopoulos   1 * , MD, PhD ;   Georgios Kyriakopoulos   2 * , MD ;   Georgios Anastopoulos   2 * , MD ;   Panagiotis Megas   1 * , MD, PhD ;   Stavros K Kourkoulis   3 * , PhD

1 Orthopaedic Department, Patras University Hospital, Patras-Rio, Greece

2 First Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

3 National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

*all authors contributed equally

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  • Andreas Panagopoulos, MD, PhD
  • Orthopaedic Department
  • Patras University Hospital
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  • Patras-Rio
  • Greece
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