Background: In current practice, proximal femoral nail (PFN) and dynamic hip screw (DHS) with locking side plate are the implant of choice in stable trochanteric fractures. Most deficiencies standard DHS have been addressed by introduction Locking plate. There plenty studies comparing PFN. But PFN scarce literature. This study aimed to compare outcomes both implants pertrochanteric Methods: The...

The authors have retrospectively studied the results achieved with the AO/ASIF PFN system in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur. Between June 1999 and February 2003, 51 patients with unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur underwent intramedullary nailing with the PFN system. A total of 45 patients (28 women, 17 men, average age 72 yea...

The research was aimed at referring to contemporary problems concerning fractures of the proximal femur that, particularly in older patients, represent not only medical, but also social and nursing difficulties. Within November 2004 to March 2006, 83 patients with proximal femoral fractures were treated using PFN. Except for two cases, the post-operative course was favourable and patients could...

  Background: Intertrochanteric fracture is one of the most common fractures of the hip especially in the elderly with osteoporotic bones, usually due to low-energy trauma like simple falls. Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) is still considered the gold standard for treating intertrochanteric fractures by many. Not many studies compare the DHS with Proximal femoral nail (PFN), in Type II intertrochanteri...

Aim: An investigation into the problems of proximal femoral nails in management intertrochanteric fractures. Methods: This research comprised 50 patients with fractures who received intramedullary fixation PFN. The limb was adducted and held traction. Under C-arm guidance, entry location seen, a guide wire passed over fracture site. To repair fracture, short PFN distal locking inserted under gu...

Background: Proximal femoral nailing in communited intertrochanteric fractures is increasingly becoming popular in view of superior biomechanics and prevention of varus collapse associated with Dynamic hip screw. However, technical difficulties and implant related complications have been described with this technique, thus we need more studies to address these issues. Our study aims to understa...

BACKGROUND Two types of implants used for the surgical fixation of extracapsular hip fractures are cephalocondylic intramedullary nails, which are inserted into the femoral canal proximally to distally across the fracture, and extramedullary implants (e.g. the sliding hip screw). OBJECTIVES To compare cephalocondylic intramedullary nails with extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip frac...

Introduction: Intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures are devastating injuries that most commonly affect elderly, but it is not uncommon in younger age. Trochanteric fractures in elderly are due to trivial fall where as in younger population it is due to high energy trauma. Treatment of these fractures especially sub trochanteric fractures is highly challenging, because there is high ri...