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Laser-Guided Navigation Vs Freehand Techniques for Femoral Neck-Cannulated Screw Fixation

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March 2024

Laser-Guided Navigation Vs Freehand Techniques for Femoral Neck-Cannulated Screw Fixation

Vol: 306| Issue: 3| Number:6| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of freehand technique and a novel laser-guiding navigation system in femoral neck-cannulated screw fixation: a randomized controlled trial.

BMC Surg . 2023 Oct 23;23(1):319.

Contributing Authors:
H Gao Z Liu X Bai G Wang G Xu J Ma Y Wang J Wang W Chen B Wang

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32 adult patients undergoing femoral neck-cannulated screw fixation for femoral neck fractures were randomized to either laser-guided navigation (n=16) or a traditional freehand technique (n=16). Outcomes of interest included operative time, radiation time, total blood loss, pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Harris Hip Score (HHS), time to healing, and the incidence of success on the first atte...

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