PURPOSE To evaluate between DHS and ITST nail (2nd generation) on the treatment of unstable femur intertrochanteric fracture in patients over 70 years old. MATERIALS AND METHODS 61 cases of unstable intertrochanteric fracture (grouped 37 patients with DHS and 24 patients with ITST) who were taken the operation from Mar. 2003 to Sep. 2007 were analysed regarding to union time, sliding length of lag screws, operation time, blood loss, postoperative complications and functional recovery score by Skovron. RESULTS The mean union time was 14.7 weeks in study group (ITST). The mean union time was 16.2 weeks in control group (DHS). The lag screw slidings were 7.2 mm in study group and 8.7 mm in control group. The operation times were 57.9 min in study group and 76.9 min in control group. The amount of blood loss were 67.7 ml in study group and 227.4 ml in control group. The complications were 4 cases in study group and 4 cases in control group. The Skovron recovery scores were 76.5% in study group and 73.7% in control group. CONCLUSION From a practical point of short operation time, less amount of bleeding and less complication, author think that the ITST nail is useful implant for treatment of unstable femur intertrochanteric fracture in patient of old age.
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It has been emphasized that the choice of treatment for the trochanteric fracture of the femur is open reduction and stable internal fixation to reduce complications by early ambulation.
Recently dynamic hip screws(DHS) are very popular to the treatment of trochanteric fracture of the femur but they have some complications. Postoperative complications of the trochanteric fracture of the femur include malunion, delayed union, nonunion, disengagement of lag screw from sideplate, metal failure and the screw cutting-out of the femoral head, but subluxation of the hip has not reported as a complication.
We experienced a rare case of trochanteric fracture which was treated with open reduction and internal fixation with DHS and was found to be subluxation of its hip at postoperative 4 weeks, which was managed by cemented bipolar endoprethesis.