Ender nailing of trochanteric fractures. A review of 73 cases.
A clinical series of 73 patients with fractures of the trochanteric area of the femur was treated consecutively using ordinary Ender nails or two-dimensionally bent nails. Although primary mortality is low--three cases in the series--the method is affected by other complications. The most frequent of these was displacement of the nails, which led to a new operation in nine cases. Ender nailing is recommended in selected cases of pertrochanteric fractures of elderly people as a semiconservative method, when systemic illness or poor general condition contraindicates major surgical procedures.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography