Dynamic Hip Screw Compared to Condylar Blade Plate in the Treatment of Unstable Fragility Intertrochanteric Fractures
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
;
: 13-18, 2009.
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| ID: wpr-628235
ABSTRACT
Dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation is considered standard treatment for most intertrochanteric fractures. However, excessive sliding at the fracture site and medialisation of femoral shaft may lead in fixation failure. In contrast, fixedangled 95 condylar blade plate (CBP) has no effective dynamic capacity and causes little bone loss compared to DHS. We compared the outcome of 57consecutive unstable intertrochanteric fragility fractures treated with these two fixation methods. CBP instrumentation is more difficult requiring longer incision, operating time and higher surgeonreported operative difficulty. The six month post operative mortality rate is 16%. Post operative Harris hip scores were comparable between the two methods. Limb length shortening more than 20 mm was 6 fold more common with DHS. In elderly patients with unstable intertrochanteric fragility fractures, fixed angled condylar blade plate appears to be a better choice than dynamic hip screws for preventing fixation failures.
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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2009
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