BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of elderly patients undergoing surgery for treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures receiving either proximal femoral nails anti-rotation-Asia (PFNA-IIs) or InterTan nails (ITs). METHODS Between January 1, 2012, and June 31, 2015, 168 elderly patients with unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures enrolled in this ...

Fractures of the proximal femur are one of the greatest challenges facing the medical community, constituting a heavy socioeconomic burden worldwide. Controversy exists regarding the optimal treatment for patients with unstable trochanteric proximal femoral fractures. The recognised treatment alternatives are extramedullary fixation usually with a sliding hip screw and intramedullary fixation w...

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics | Volume 51 | Issue 3 | May‐June 2017 349 femoral fractures. Indian J Orthop 2017;51:347-8. 2. Dumbre Patil SS, Karkamkar SS, Patil VS, Patil SS, Ranaware AS. Reverse distal femoral locking compression plate a salvage option in nonunion of proximal femoral fractures. Indian J Orthop 2016;50:374-8 3. de Vries JS, Kloen P, Borens O, Marti RK, Helfet DL. Treatment of...

INTRODUCTION There are limited information and inconclusive results for dual head screw intramedullary hip nails for trochanteric fractures. Therefore, we performed a prospective study to evaluate the healing of fractures, and survival, function, and complications of patients operated with this implant. METHODS We prospectively studied 79 patients (61 women and 18 men; mean age: 84.7 years; r...