Key result
Medial displacement osteotomy linked to high complications and only ~43% good functional recovery.
Why the study?
What are the outcomes and complication rates of medial displacement osteotomy for unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the femur?
Population
88 patients with unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the femur
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
average 27 months
Authors
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May warrant caution with medial displacement osteotomy; challenges prior success reports but leaves open need for randomized trials.
Observational (n=88)
What are the outcomes and complication rates of medial displacement osteotomy for unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the femur?
Medial displacement osteotomy for unstable intertrochanteric fractures has a high complication rate and poor functional outcomes unless combined with a sliding screw-plate device.
Hunter et al. (1978) conducted an observational in Unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the femur (n=88). Medial displacement osteotomy was evaluated on Good functional result among living patients. Medial displacement osteotomy for unstable intertrochanteric fractures yielded a high complication rate, 13% 6-month mortality, and only 43% of living patients demonstrating a good functional result.
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