title: [The gamma nail. A new implant for the management of hip para-articular fractures].
abstract: An alternative treatment of fractures of the coxal femur side is a new implant called "GAMMA-NAIL". The article describes the new implant and the operative technique. Furthermore, we present the results of a first series of 58 patients, mainly women (w:m = 8:1) with an average on age of 78.09 years. Although these patients were characterised by a number of complicating factors, it was possible to mobilise 86.2% at an average of 9.4 days after surgery with full load. We present a report on the quality of walking, a pain report, data on the mobility of joints and the x-ray findings. The 5.1% of infections and 8.6% of operative and postoperative complications we have to face, are described in detail.
authors.affiliation: I. Univ.-Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heinz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vécsei
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography