Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur results of treatment by interlocking nailing

Thirty-one subtrochanteric femoral fractures were treated with an interlocking nail. With a follow-up period of at least one year, there was 96.8% [30/31] union rate. The average time to healing was 25 weeks. There was one case with non-union. Essentially all non pathologic sub-trochanteric femoral fractures can be stabilized by interlocking nailing, regardless of the fracture pattern or degree of comminution. Favorable mechanical characteristics of interlocking nails have eliminated the requirement of surgically reconstructing the medial femoral cortex. Closed interlocking nailing is the preferred treatment for subtrochanteric fractures of the femur resulting from Trauma