Cephalomedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in older adults

SR Lewis, R Macey, JR Gill… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Hip fractures are a major healthcare problem, presenting a substantial
challenge and burden to patients, healthcare systems and society. The increased proportion …

Hip fracture nonunions: diagnosis, treatment, and special considerations in elderly patients

S Babcock, JF Kellam - Advances in orthopedics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the United States, more than 300,000 hip fractures occur annually in the elderly
population with associated significant morbidity and mortality. Both intracapsular and …

Sliding hip screw versus intramedullary nail for trochanteric hip fractures; a randomised trial of 1000 patients with presentation of results related to fracture stability

MJ Parker - Injury, 2017 - Elsevier
Aims To determine the optimum choice of implant for a patient with a the different types of
trochanteric hip fracture. Patients and methods 1000 patients with a trochanteric hip fracture …

Does intramedullary nail have advantages over dynamic hip screw for the treatment of AO/OTA31A1-A3? A meta-analysis

F Yu, YW Tang, J Wang, ZC Lin, YB Liu - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Background Hip fractures are still unsolved problems nowadays. We evaluated the
functional outcomes and complications in the treatment of hip fractures (AO/OTA31A1-A3) to …

No difference in conversion rate to hip arthroplasty after intramedullary nail or sliding hip screw for extracapsular hip fractures: an observational cohort study of 19,604 …

HS Pyrhönen, J Lagergren, O Wolf, A Bojan, S Mukka… - JBJS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The widespread use of intramedullary nails (IMNs) compared with sliding hip
screws (SHSs) in extracapsular hip fractures (AO/OTA 31-A1, 31-A2, 31-A3) has been …

Mobility after intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation with either a sliding hip screw or a cephalomedullary nail: sub group analysis of a randomised trial of 1000 patients

JCY Ong, JR Gill, MJ Parker - Injury, 2019 - Elsevier
Aims The aim of this study was to determine if different patient groups have superior mobility
regain following intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation with a cephomedullary nail compared …

Reduction of trochanteric fractures in lateral view is significant predictor for radiological and functional result after six months

A Kristan, Č Benulič, M Jaklič - Injury, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The goal of our retrospective study was to determine which radiological
parameter after fixation of trochanteric fractures type AO 31 A2 is most important for the …

Nail or plate fixation for A3 trochanteric hip fractures: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

M Parker, P Raval, JE Gjertsen - Injury, 2018 - Elsevier
Continuing controversy exists for the choice of implant for treating A3 trochanteric hip
fractures so we undertook a systematic review of randomised controlled trials from the year …

Comparison of intra-operative outcomes following internal fixation with trochanteric stabilisation plate or intramedullary nail in intertrochanteric fractures

R Geetala, E Wakefield, F Bradshaw, J Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Intertrochanteric fractures can be classified as stable (AO-OTA 31-A1) or unstable
(AO-OTA 31-A2/3). For A3 fractures there is no recommended treatment, often fixed with …

Long-term outcomes of distal locking in extracapsular fractures treated with trochanteric Gamma3 nails

C Hernández-Pascual, JÁ Santos-Sánchez… - Journal of Orthopaedics …, 2021 - Springer
Background Few publications have assessed long-term results of distal locking of short
endomedullary nails for extracapsular hip fracture. Virtually all of them focus on immediate …