TY - JOUR
T1 - Failure of short versus long cephalomedullary nail after intertrochanteric fractures
AU - Bovbjerg, Pernille Engell
AU - Larsen, Morten Schultz
AU - Madsen, Carsten Fladmose
AU - Schønnemann, Jesper
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - The aim of study is to examine the frequency of reoperation and difference in failures for short cephalomedullary nail (SN) and long cephalomedullary nail (LN).We included patients with an intertrochanteric fracture treated with Gamma nail (Stryker®). All radiographs were reviewed, TAD and diastasis were measured, and type of failure registered.216 patients were included, 95 short nails and 121 long nails. We found 12 reoperations, 5 in the SN group and 7 in the LN group. Most common failure was cut out. Our study showed no difference in frequency of reoperations or type of failures.
AB - The aim of study is to examine the frequency of reoperation and difference in failures for short cephalomedullary nail (SN) and long cephalomedullary nail (LN).We included patients with an intertrochanteric fracture treated with Gamma nail (Stryker®). All radiographs were reviewed, TAD and diastasis were measured, and type of failure registered.216 patients were included, 95 short nails and 121 long nails. We found 12 reoperations, 5 in the SN group and 7 in the LN group. Most common failure was cut out. Our study showed no difference in frequency of reoperations or type of failures.
KW - Cephalomedullary nail
KW - Complication
KW - Gamma nail
KW - Hip fracture
KW - Intertrochanteric fracture
KW - Intramedullary nail
U2 - 10.1016/j.jor.2019.10.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jor.2019.10.018
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32055145
AN - SCOPUS:85078843563
SN - 0972-978X
VL - 18
SP - 209
EP - 212
JO - Journal of Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Orthopaedics
ER -