Study of proximal femoral nail in subtrachanteric femur fracture
Journal Title: International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Subtrochanteric fractures constitute 10 to 30 percent of all hip fractures. Significant force is required to fracture this bone in adult like motor vehicle accident or fall from significant height while trivial trauma can cause fracture in old people. Various modalities of treatment available for fracture of subtrochanteric fracture femur. The purpose of this study is to assess the outcome of proximal femoral nailing in subtrochanteric fracture femur. Material & Method: 50 cases of subtrochanteric femur fracture underwent surgery with proximal femoral nail carried out at department of orthopaedics, NCH, Surat. The clinical outcome was evaluated by using Harris Hip Score and patient’s satisfaction. Results: In our study majority of the patients i.e. 74% were between the age group of 10-50 years, and from it 78% patients were male, the mean age was 40.5 years and majority of the patients had subtrochanteric fractures due to road traffic accidents. The fracture healing time 16.54 weeks. Conclusion: Closed proximal femoral nail is a safe method and can be performed with minimal complication.
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Dr. Sunny Shethana, Dr. Manish Patel, Dr. Gaurangkumar Chanchpara
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- EP ID EP487540
- DOI 10.22271/ortho.2018.v4.i3c.29
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