Evidence‐based guidelines for the management of hip fractures in older persons: an update

JCS Mak, ID Cameron, LM March - Medical Journal of Australia, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To update evidence‐based guidelines for the treatment of proximal femoral
fractures published in the Journal in 2003. Data sources: Systematic search of MEDLINE …

Surgical management of hip fractures: an evidence-based review of the literature. II: intertrochanteric fractures

K Kaplan, R Miyamoto, BR Levine… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2008‏ - journals.lww.com
Abstract Treatment of intertrochanteric hip fracture is based on patient medical condition,
preexisting degenerative arthritis, bone quality, and the biomechanics of the fracture …

The new proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA®) in daily practice: results of a multicentre clinical study

RKJ Simmermacher, J Ljungqvist, H Bail, T Hockertz… - Injury, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The treatment of unstable trochanteric femoral fractures is still challenging. The ideal implant
should be easy to handle, allow for immediate full weight-bearing postoperatively and …

A comparison of the long gamma nail with the sliding hip screw for the treatment of AO/OTA 31-A2 fractures of the proximal part of the femur: a prospective randomized …

TM Barton, R Gleeson, C Topliss, R Greenwood… - JBJS, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Controversy exists with regard to whether to treat AO/OTA 31-A2 fractures of
the proximal part of the femur with an intramedullary device or an extramedullary device. A …

[HTML][HTML] Proximal femoral nails antirotation, Gamma nails, and dynamic hip screws for fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of femur: a meta-analysis

KL Ma, X Wang, FJ Luan, HT Xu, Y Fang, J Min… - … & Traumatology: Surgery …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Background Which surgical strategy is the best one for intertrochanteric fractures remains a
controversial issue. Dynamic hip screw (DHS) and Gamma nail were commonly used but …

TRIGEN INTERTAN intramedullary nail versus sliding hip screw: a prospective, randomized multicenter study on pain, function, and complications in 684 patients with …

K Matre, T Vinje, LI Havelin, JE Gjertsen, O Furnes… - JBJS, 2013‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Both intramedullary nails and sliding hip screws are used with good results in
the treatment of intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures. The aim of our study was to …

Intramedullary nails for extracapsular hip fractures in adults

JM Queally, E Harris, HHG Handoll… - Cochrane database of …, 2014‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background Intramedullary nails may be used for the surgical fixation of extracapsular hip
fractures in adults. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2005 and last …

Occurrence of secondary fracture around intramedullary nails used for trochanteric hip fractures: a systematic review of 13,568 patients

R Norris, D Bhattacharjee, MJ Parker - Injury, 2012‏ - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: A sliding hip screw (SHS) is currently the treatment of choice for
trochanteric hip fractures, largely due to the low incidence of complications. An alternative …

Intramedullary nailing vs sliding hip screw in trochanteric fracture management: the INSITE randomized clinical trial

EH Schemitsch, LL Nowak, AP Schulz… - JAMA Network …, 2023‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Fractures of the hip have devastating effects on function and quality of life.
Intramedullary nails (IMN) are the dominant implant choice for the treatment of trochanteric …

Results of the proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) in elderly Chinese patients

JS Pu, L Liu, GL Wang, Y Fang, TF Yang - International orthopaedics, 2009‏ - Springer
A prospective study is presented of 87 unstable intertrochanteric fractures treated with the
proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) with a follow-up of one year. Of the patients 76 …