Key result
Radiolucent tables without traction cut prep time and allow independent limb manipulation in pertrochanteric fractures.
Why the study?
Does reduction of pertrochanteric fractures using a radiolucent table without a traction table improve preparation time and intraoperative independence compared to a standard traction table?
Does reduction of pertrochanteric fractures using a radiolucent table without a traction table improve preparation time and intraoperative independence compared to a standard traction table?
Using a radiolucent table instead of a standard traction table for pertrochanteric fracture reduction may reduce preparation time and provide intraoperative independence for limb manipulation.
May shorten preparation for pertrochanteric reductions; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized trials before practice change.
Reduction of pertrochanteric fractures commonly requires the assistance of a traction table. When coexisting injuries or body habitus precludes the use of this standard table, a radiolucent table is required. Some surgeons have come to rely on this means for every surgery to reduce preparation time and provide intraoperative independence for limb manipulation.
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Jaeblon et al. (2014) studied this question. Performing pertrochanteric fracture reduction on a radiolucent table without a traction table reduces preparation time and provides intraoperative independence for limb manipulation.
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