Why the study?
Does fixation with a proximal femoral nail improve functional outcomes in patients with subtrochanteric femur fractures?
Population
26 patients above 16 years of age with subtrochanteric fracture of the femur (20 males, 6 females)
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May support proximal femoral nailing for subtrochanteric fractures; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation in comparative trials.
Does fixation with a proximal femoral nail improve functional outcomes in patients with subtrochanteric femur fractures?
Proximal femoral nail provides good functional outcomes and reliable union for subtrochanteric femur fractures.
Abraham et al. (2016) studied this question.
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