A new technique for insertion of barrel plate over dy-namic hip/compression lag screw: a case report

Abstract

【Abstract】Dynamic hip/compression screw (DHS/ DCS) is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in orthopaedic practice. Sliding barrel plate over the DHS/DCS lag screw is one of the very crucial and at times uncomfor-table and time consuming steps of DHS/DCS surgery espe-cially when it comes to inexperienced surgeons and residents. Also in developing countries where not all stan-dard instrumentation is always available, this crucial step becomes more time consuming. Here we present a case re-port of 58-year-old male patient with intertrochanteric fracture, in which we used a new device for insertion of barrel plate over DHS/DCS lag screw and found that a small DHS/DCS lag screw extension (sliding jig of barrel plate) can be very helpful to slide barrel plate over the DHS/DCS lag screw. Key words: Bone screws; Intertrochanteric fracture; Femoral fracture