ArticleInternational orthopaedics2012
Intertrochanteric fractures: comparison between two different locking nails.
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- Comparison of helical blade versus lag screw in intertrochanteric fractures of the elderly treated with proximal femoral nail: A meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2022Pooled it
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- The Effect of C-Arm Mobility and Field of Vision on Radiation Exposure in the Treatment of Proximal Femoral Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial.BioMed research international · 2018Trial
- Prospective randomised controlled trial of an intramedullary nail versus a sliding hip screw for intertrochanteric fractures of the femur.International orthopaedics · 2014Trial
- Finite element analysis of the modified intramedullary nail-II for managing reverse obliquity trochanteric fractures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of the new intramedullary system II for treating reverse obliquity trochanteric fractures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of the modified proximal femoral nail for the treatment of reverse obliquity intertrochanteric fractures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Intramedullary Femur Nailing in Intertrochanteric Fractures: Postoperatively Do Helical Blades Migrate More Than Lag Screws? A Randomized Controlled Trial.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Midterm Outcomes of Intramedullary Fixation of Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures Using Compression Hip Nails: Radiologic and Clinical Results.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2023Article
- Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures: A Comparison of Clinical and Radiographic Results with the Proximal Femoral Intramedullary Nail (PROFIN), the Anti-Rotation Proximal Femoral Nail (A-PFN), and the InterTAN Nail.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Outcome of unstable pertrochanteric fractures in high-risk geriatric treated with external fixators.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2022Article
- The impact of proximal femoral nail type on clinical and radiological outcomes in the treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures: a comparative study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2019Article
- An unusual case of femoral head perforation following fixation with proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA-II) for an unstable intertrochanteric fracture: Case report and literature review.Trauma case reports · 2019Article
- Anatomy-based MRI assessment of the iliopsoas muscle complex after pertrochanteric femoral fracture.Skeletal radiology · 2019Article
- Network meta-analysis of surgical treatment for unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures.Oncotarget · 2018Article
- A Comparison of the Clinico-Radiological Outcomes with Proximal Femoral Nail (PFN) and Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) in Fixation of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2017Article
- Comparison of Second and Third-Generation Nails in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fracture: Screws versus Helical Blades.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2017Article
- Intertrochanteric fractures: a review of fixation methods.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2016Review
- Intramedullary nailing in pertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to compare two intramedullary devices used in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures.
methodDuring the period 2006-2007 46 TGN and 51 PFNA were used for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures in our hospital. Clinical and radiological follow-up were available. Surgical time, blood loss and complications have been considered.
resultsThe mean operative time for the TGN group was significantly higher than in the PFNA group (62 min and 45 min, respectively) with a p = 0.04. The mean blood loss was significantly higher in the TGN group (285 ml; SD 145) in relation to the PFNA group (226 ml; SD 136) with p = 0.03. Also, rate of complications was higher in the TGN group (p = 0.01). Clinical outcomes were good for both groups. Intra-operative and post-operative complications in the TGN group were associated with a longer operative time and a higher blood loss, probably due to the reaming needed in TGN that can increase blood loss and risk of comminution or fracture propagation. Moreover, all but one of the procedure-related complications were observed in very elderly patients.
conclusionsBased on our results in the intertrochanteric fracture, use of PFNA should be recommended in cases of elderly and osteoporotic patients, while TGN should be used in more severely displaced fractures in patients with a slightly better bone mineral density.
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