[Valgus fixation of trochanteric fractures in elderly patients. Early weight-bearing walking. Apropos of 25 cases].
The authors have treated 25 unstable trochanteric fractures in old people by valgus osteotomy and nail-plate fixation. In 6 cases a medial translation was added. Walking with weight bearing was started 7 to 14 days after the operation. The results were satisfactory in only 14 cases. The authors think that this type of fixation is logical on a bio-mechanical standpoint. However they conclude that the procedure is not fiable enough.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans
Valeur de la valgisation pour la mise en charge précoce des fractures trochantériennes du vieillard. A propos d'une série de 25 cas