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
,
GR
2
First Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics
,
General Hospital of Athens
,
Athens
,
GR
3
National Technical University of Athens
,
Athens
,
GR
*all authors contributed equally