Key result
Standard cemented hemiarthroplasty enabled 47.5% of surviving elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures to maintain their pre-fracture walking category.
Why the study?
Does standard cemented hemiarthroplasty maintain walking function in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures?
Population
54 elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures, mean age 84.2 years.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 13.6 months (range, 6-24.6 months)
Authors
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Supports consideration of cemented hemiarthroplasty retaining posteromedial fragment in very elderly; leaves open confirmation versus fixation in RCTs.
Observational (n=54)
Does standard cemented hemiarthroplasty maintain walking function in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures?
Standard cemented hemiarthroplasty is a reasonable alternative for treating intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients, maintaining walking function in nearly half of survivors.
Chan et al. (2000) conducted an observational in Intertrochanteric fractures (n=54). Standard cemented hemiarthroplasty was evaluated on Maintenance of pre-fracture walking category. Standard cemented hemiarthroplasty enabled 47.5% of surviving elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures to maintain their pre-fracture walking category.
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