title: [Assessment of mechanical complications of intramedullary osteosynthesis in trochanteric fractures of the femur in elderly people].
abstract: Operational treatment of trochanteric fractures of the femur, independently of the applied connecting implant, carries the risk of various types of complications. In this paper the incidence of mechanical complications in performed osteosynthesis of trochanteric fractures of the femur was analyzed as well as the risk factors influencing them and their extent were assessed. The results showed statistically significant influence of the type of implant, the type of fracture and the patients' age. It has been proven that the use of Gamma nail decreases the risk of mechanical complications almost twofold in comparison with the Ender's posts, disregarding the type of trochanteric fracture of the femur.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Medycyny Ratunkowej i Obrazeń, Wielonarzadowych II Katedry Chirurgii Ogólnej, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Collegium Medium w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hładki
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bednarenko
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kotela
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors