Intramedullary Nails Result in More Reoperations Than Sliding Hip Screws in Two-part Intertrochanteric Fractures

Matre, Kjell; Havelin, Leif Ivar; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Espehaug, Birgitte; Fevang, Jonas Meling
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https://hdl.handle.net/1956/7600
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2013-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-012-2728-2
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Background Sliding hip screws (SHSs) and intramedullary (IM) nails are well-documented implants for simple two-part intertrochanteric fractures; however, there is no consensus regarding which type of implant is better. Questions/purposes We asked whether patients with simple two-part intertrochanteric fractures treated with IM nailing had (1) a lower reoperation rate and (2) less pain and better quality of life than patients treated with SHSs.
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Springer
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
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The Author(s) 2012. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
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