Gamma nailing of pertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures: clinical results of a series of 63 consecutive cases.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the use of the gamma nail in the treatment of pertrochanteric fractures.


METHODS
Prospective.


METHODS
University.


METHODS
Sixty-three fractures in sixty-three patients treated with gamma nails.


RESULTS
Forty-five of the sixty-three patients (71 percent) were followed until the end of treatment, for an average follow-up period of 7.2 months. Of the remaining eighteen, eleven died and seven were lost to follow-up. Reduction was classified as good in thirty-eight cases, acceptable in nineteen, and unsatisfactory in six.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings from this series indicate that, compared with other methods, the gamma nail enables the surgeon to treat more types of hip fractures with a less invasive technique and achieve equal or better results.
Chevalley
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Gamba
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular