Appropriate treatment for nail breakage following femur intertrochanteric fractures without additional reduction: case series and literature review

Table 5 Differences in tip-apex distance and lateral distance between measurement times

	Immediate^a	12 months^a	Difference	p value
TAD (salvage surgery)	22.32 ± 0.89	23.06 ± 0.75	0.75 ± 0.78	0.016
LD (salvage surgery)	3.54 ± 1.15	4.15 ± 1.20	0.62 ± 0.42	0.005

^aMeasurements were performed immediately and at 12 months after salvage surgery. TAD, Tip-Apex Distance; LD, Lateral Extension Distance

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