JPMI-Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute. 2011; 25 (3): 267-271
in English
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ABSTRACT
To evaluate the use of local-made proximal femoral nail in the treatment of unstable inter-trochanteric fern oral fractures. This descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Orthopaedics, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from February 2009 to June 2010. Sixty-two patients with unstable inter-trochanteric femoral fractures, admitted through the Accident and Emergency Department were included in this study. All patients were treated with AO/ASIF proximal femoral nail and followed at least till fracture consolidation which takes minimum of 6 months. The mean age of the patients was 74.27 +/- 5.84 years. Two patients died and thirteen patients were lost to follow-up. The results are thus based on a sample of 47 patients. There were no complications in 81% [n=38] patients and they achieved fracture consolidation within six months. Three patients underwent revision surgery due to non-union; two had lag screw penetration into the hip joint, three patients developed deep wound infection while one patient developed superficial wound infection. The mean pre injury mobility score was 6.8 +/- 2.5 while the mean post-operative mobility score was 6.48 +/- 2.7 [p=.000]. The advantage of immediate stability in difficult and unstable fractures, and the relatively few complications serve to recommend the wider use of AO/ASIF proximal femoral nail
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Bone Nails
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Bone Screws
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Treatment Outcome
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Femoral Fractures
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Fracture Fixation
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Postgrad. Med. Inst.
Year:
2011
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