title: [Treatment of femoral unstable intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly with uncemented long stem bipolar prosthetic prosthesis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of cemented long stem bipolar prosthetic prosthesis in the management of unstable intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of 23 elderly cases of uncemented long-stem prosthetic replacement for unstable intertrochanteric fractures was conducted. Of the 23 elderly patients, 6 had type IIA fracture by Evans-Jenson classification, 11 had type IIB fractures, and 6 had type III fractures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One patient died due to severe respiratory failure during the follow-up period. The patients were followed up for 6 to 10 months (mean 15 months), and no dislocation, infection, loosening or sinking of the prosthesis was found in the followed-up cases with a Harris score reaching 84.8.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cemented long-stem bipolar prosthetic prosthesis replacement is effective for management of unstable intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, 422 Hospital of PLA, Zhanjiang 524005, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Shan-cheng
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Zhi-yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wei-feng
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome