A Study of twenty consecutive case of unstable Intertrochanteric fracture treated with long Proximal Femoral Nail: A Clinical outcome

Intertrochanteric fractures are injuries that affect both the elderly and young individuals. In young individuals injury results from high energy trauma and in elderly individuals usually fractures are 1 of osteoporotic bone ,resulting from trivial trauma. Intertrochanteric fractures are more common in elderly females. Elderly people with low bone mineral density are prone for 2 unstable fracture. It can be managed both conservatively and 3 surgically. DHS is considered as the gold standard treatment. Treatment of choice for both displaced and undisplaced intertrochanteric fractures is open reduction and internal xation. However these fractures are often associated with complications like malunion, delayed union or nonunion resulting from xation failure or implant failure. A lack of satisfactory implant in surgical management of unstable intertrochanteric fractures has led to series of evolution in designing a perfect implant. In view of these considerations, the study of surgical management of intertrochanteric fractures by minimal invasive technique using proximal femoral nail is done.