ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2024
A Comparative Study of the Early Postoperative Outcome of Three Intramedullary Fixation Modalities in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fractures of the Femur in the Elderly.
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- Proximal femoral bionic nail (PFBN) versus InterTAN nail for intertrochanteric femoral fractures in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Proximal femoral bionic nail (PFBN) offers comparable functional and clinical outcomes to PFNA and intertan in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- The clinical efficacy of proximal femoral nail antirotation and proximal femoral bionic nail in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures of the femur in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Intertrochanteric fractures treated with proximal femoral bionic nail versus proximal femoral nail antirotation versus InterTan Nail: A meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Optimal position of intramedullary nails in the femoral head following spiral blade resection for revision of intertrochanteric fractures: a biomechanical analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Finite element biomechanics of novel intramedullary nails with varying diameters for intertrochanteric femoral fractures with lateral wall injury.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- New proximal femoral nail antirotation in the treatment of elderly intertrochanteric fractures with lateral wall fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- A novel three-dimensional proximal femoral intramedullary nail (TD-PFIN) system with better biomechanical advantages: a finite element analysis study.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Finite element analysis of the modified intramedullary nail-II for managing reverse obliquity trochanteric fractures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Intramedullary Nailing in Femoral Diaphyseal Fractures: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare early outcomes of proximal femoral bionic nail (PFBN), Inter-TAN, proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) for intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients.
methodsEighty-two elderly patients with intertrochanteric femoral fractures treated at Xiangyang No. 1 People's Hospital affiliated with Hubei University of Medicine from December 2021 to 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. They were categorized into three surgical groups: PFBN (22 cases), Inter-TAN (20 cases), and PFNA (40 cases). Preoperative demographics and fracture characteristics were compared, alongside intraoperative and postoperative metrics like operative time and complication rates.
resultsIn the PFBN group, operative time, fluoroscopy use, blood loss, and transfusion were higher, but postoperative weight-bearing, healing, and hospital stay were shorter compared to the Inter-TAN and PFNA groups (P<0.05). Inter-TAN had a significantly shorter postoperative weight-bearing time than PFNA (P<0.001). Other compared factors showed no significant differences between groups (P>0.05), including complication rates and scores at 6-month follow-up.
conclusionsPFBN, a novel surgical approach for intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients, outperforms Inter-TAN and PFNA by accelerating early weight-bearing and hastening fracture recovery.
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