Functional outcome following treatment of intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Fractures of the proximal femur are among the most often encountered by the orthopaedic surgeons. They account for about 30% of all hospitalisations for fractures.These fractures usually occur in bone affected by osteoporosis, osteomalacia and pagets disease. Implants used for fracture fixation can fail for many reasons including lag screw cut out. Studies however show no significant difference in the role of bone quality in post treatment complications among patients with intertrochanteric fractures.The advantages of intramedullary fixation of pertrochanteric hip fractures over dynamic screw plate devices are still a matter of debate. The functional outcome is dependent on a number of factors including the type of fracture, duration of surgery, post-operative complications, Pre-injury walking ability time of union and post op walking ability. The outcome in such patients can be ascertained with the Harris hip score.
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Jozy Timothy N, Jacob Chacko
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