Why the study?
Does intramedullary fixation with proximal femoral nail (PFN) improve clinical and radiologic outcomes in adult patients with traumatic subtrochanteric femoral fractures?
Population
20 adult patients with traumatic subtrochanteric femoral fractures, average age 45 years.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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PFN may yield acceptable outcomes in subtrochanteric fractures; leaves open confirmation in prospective trials.
Does intramedullary fixation with proximal femoral nail (PFN) improve clinical and radiologic outcomes in adult patients with traumatic subtrochanteric femoral fractures?
Intramedullary fixation with a proximal femoral nail is a safe and successful approach for treating subtrochanteric femoral fractures, achieving an 85% union rate.
Zalalo et al. (2014) studied this question.
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