ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2017
Proximal femoral nail antirotation versus dynamic hip screw fixation for treatment of osteoporotic type 31-A1 intertrochanteric femoral fractures in elderly patients.
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- Proximal femoral nail anti-rotation vs dynamic hip screws decrease the incidence of surgical site infections in patients with intertrochanteric fractures: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- FHR vs. PFNA for femoral neck basicervical fractures in elderly patients 60 years or older: a cost-effectiveness analysis from hospitals in western China under the background of medical insurance.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Biomechanical analysis of anatomical intramedullary nails and proximal femoral anti-rotation-II intramedullary nails for the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures (AO type 31-A2.2) in older patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
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- Implant Choice of Internal Fixation for Stable Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly: Cannulated Screw Fixation versus Helical Blade Cephalomedullary Nailing.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2025Article
- Comparing Intramedullary Nails versus Dynamic Hip Screws in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures on Post-operative Rehabilitation Outcomes - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Morbidity and Mortality Analysis in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture with Two Fixation Systems: Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) or Trochanteric Fixation Nail Advance (TFNA).Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- COMPARING GAIT AND HIP SCORES IN FEMORAL NECK AND INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURES.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2023Article
- Cemented hemiarthroplasty versus proximal femoral nail antirotation in the management of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly: a case control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Traditional three-dimensional printing technology versus three-dimensional printing mirror model technology in the treatment of isolated acetabular fractures: a retrospective analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- Traditional and bionic dynamic hip screw fixation for the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture: a finite element analysis.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Finite element analysis of two cephalomedullary nails in treatment of elderly reverse obliquity intertrochanteric fractures: zimmer natural nail and proximal femoral nail antirotation-ΙΙ.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
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- [Trochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2018Article
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Abstract
Objective To evaluate long-term radiographic and functional outcomes between dynamic hip screw (DHS) and proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) fixation for treatment of osteoporotic type 31-A1 intertrochanteric femoral fractures (IFFs) among elderly patients Methods A retrospective comparative study was carried out. Follow-up was performed at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postoperatively and yearly thereafter. The primary outcome was the radiographic outcome, and the secondary outcome was the functional outcome. Results A significant difference in radiographic complications was observed between the DHS group (n = 45, 40.2%) and PFNA group (n = 15, 13.6%). The risk of femoral shaft fracture after implant removal at the 1-year follow-up was increased by 0.9% (n = 1) and 6.3% (n = 7) in the PFNA and DHS groups, respectively. This difference persisted with rates of 3.6% (n = 4) and 12.5% (n = 14) at the final follow-up. Additionally, significant differences were present in the Harris hip score at each visit. Conclusion Our results indicate that PFNA yields better outcomes than DHS fixation among elderly patients with osteoporotic type 31-A1 IFFs.
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