Fractures of the Proximal Part of the Femur

Is a Sliding Hip Screw or IM Nail the Preferred Implant for Intertrochanteric Fracture Fixation?

“…Approximately 50% of these fractures are extracapsular and are referred to as intertrochanteric or pertrochanteric fractures. Historically, a sliding hip screw (SHS) has been the preferred implant to stabilize these fractures [5,13,18,21,24,25,35]. However, intramedullary hip screw devices have gained popularity for stabilizing this fracture type [2,4,7,8,10,12,16,17,29,31,32].…”

Avaliação do emprego da haste femoral curta na fratura trocantérica instável do fêmur

“…Atingir este objetivo depende de Rev Bras Ortop. 2008;43(9):406-17 fatores como: padrão da fratura, estabilidade da redução, qualidade do osso e método de fixação interna (2) .…”

Clinical Outcome Following Treatment Of Pertrochanteric Fractures With Dynamic Hip Screw In A Nigerian Rehabilitation Hospital

“…The commonest mechanical failure of fixation in using the sliding hip screw system is cut-through of the implant from the femoral head with resultant failure of the system [9][10][11]. .DHS failure rate has been previously reported as 8% -13% [12] but the rate came down to 6.8% according to a more recent study [13].…”