RESUMO
Purpose: To see the advantages of mini muscle splitting incision for dynamic hip screw [DHS] fixation
Methods: Forty Eight patients with intertrochanteric fractures were operated by open reduction and internal fixation with DHS through a new mini muscle splitting incision. The patients were reviewed for operating time, duration of hospital stay and drain output. This is a new approach for DHS and is being practiced in the department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, SIMS since Jan, 2009
Results: The patients operated through mini muscle splitting approach had shorter operating time [average 39 minutes], shorter hospital stay [one day] and less than 90 cc blood loss post operatively in the drain
Conclusion: Short term study to see the advantages of mini incision was encouraging