Why the study?
Does Ender's operation improve outcomes compared to compression hip screw in patients with subtrochanteric fractures of the femur?
Population
32 patients with fresh subtrochanteric fractures of the femur treated surgically between 1980 and 1989.
Comparison
Ender's operation (n=15) vs Compression hip screw (n=17)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Ender's nailing was associated with fewer poor outcomes; leaves open whether it improves results over compression hip screw in subtrochanteric fractures.
Does Ender's operation improve outcomes compared to compression hip screw in patients with subtrochanteric fractures of the femur?
Ender's operation may be preferable to compression hip screw for subtrochanteric femur fractures due to higher union rates and less surgical trauma.
Ohtsubo et al. (1991) studied this question.
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