title: [The evaluation of Ender's method for the treatment of trochanteric fractures in patients over 65 with a nail shape change proposal].
abstract: During the period between 1991-1998 534 patients aged over 65 years with inter and subtrochanteric fractures were treated with Ender's method in the Bielański Hospital. The authors' own clinical criteria were used to assess the results. In 80% of the cases the results were either good or satisfactory. The authors focused on the most frequently occurring technical errors during surgery and complications when using this method. The authors present a technique used to bend the nails, which prevents their migration--the most common complication noted when using this method.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Ortopedii i Traumatologii Narzadu Ruchu, Szpital Bielański w Warszawie.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bendek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Obidziński
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Iwaszkiewicz
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Kuczabska
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index