Role of hip abduction brace in preventing impending failure in PFN
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction The hip abduction brace is an orthotic device made after taking individual measurements and works on the principle by assisting or resisting the movements of joint and bypass the load on Implant and hip jointMaterials and Methods In this study 19 patients are evaluated during 3years period from July 2012 to July 2015 with mean follow up of 9 months conducted in MY Hospital Indore Abduction brace applied immediately in postoperative period till three months in all those fracture which were fixed in varus We radiologically analyzed inter trochanteric fracture patient operated with PFN fixation in immediate postoperative period at 6 weeks 3 months and 9 months periodResults Intertrochanteric fracture patients operated with PFN and identified as cases of impending failure were protected with hip abduction brace in immediate postoperative period giving good to excellent results in terms of reduced complication rateConclusion Hip abduction brace or an Orthotic assisted weight bearing mobilization of these patients prevent further varus collapse and screw cut outsAbbreviations PFN Proximal Femoral NailKeywords Hip abduction brace PFN
Authors and Affiliations
Jitendra Verma, D. K. Sharma, Laxman Banodha
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