Finsen,V. & Benum, P.:
REFRACTURE OF THE HIP RARE AFTER REMOVAL OF FIXATION DEVICE.
Acta. Orthop. Scand. 57: 434‑35, 1986.
We studied
99 patients who had had the fixation device removed from a healed hip fracture. During a total of 630 patient years 17 second hip fractures were observed, but only two of these were in the previously fractured hip. We conciude that the fNation device may be safely removed from a healed hip fracture.