DHS Surgical Technique, contd.
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13. For further, intraoperative compression of the trochanteric
fracture, the DHS/DCS Compressing Screw may be inserted
into the lag screw. The DHS/DCS Compressing Screw may
be used in unstable fractures to prevent disengagement of
the lag screw from the plate barrel in non-weightbearing
patients.
Note: Use of the Compressing Screw may cause stripping of
the lag screw thread in porotic bone.
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