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August 26, 2025Open Access

Functional outcome of Dynamic Hip Screw versus Proximal Femoral Nail in treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of the femur

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SBSagun BasnyatSLS LakheyKKKrishna Raj Khanal

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Overview

Comparative analysis reports similar functional scores in intertrochanteric fracture treatments, highlighting PFN benefits for older patients.

Key Points

  • There is no statistically significant difference in functional outcomes between dynamic hip screw and proximal femoral nail for intertrochanteric fractures.
  • In patients aged 81 years and above, proximal femoral nail surgery yielded better functional outcomes based on Harris Hip Score.
  • A prospective comparative cross-sectional study followed 30 patients over 1 year to assess various outcome measures.
  • Findings suggest that both DHS and PFN provide similar mobility scores, with PFN being preferable for older patients.

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Basnyat et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af61fdad7bf08b1eae2a68https://doi.org/10.3126/puhj.v1i1.81629
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