Preliminary study of a new fixation device for intertrochanteric femoral fractures.

The authors present a preliminary study on the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures with a reinforced 95 degrees blade-plate, devised and used at the II Orthopedic Dept. of the University of Milan, in cooperation with the Milan Polytechnic. They discuss the indications and clinical-radiographic findings of the first 14 cases operated on, with a mean follow up of two years.