title: [Pertrochanteric femur fracture - our technique and results].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In patients over 65 years, pertrochanteric proximal femur fractures are very common, with an incidence of 966/100,000. Treatment of choice is nailing or dynamic hip screws. The operative approaches are standardised and easy to learn.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We want to demonstrate the operation technique by video and our own results of the last two years.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1 January 2012 until 31 December 2013, 210 patients with an average age of 80.7 years and pertrochanteric fractures underwent treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preoperative delay averaged one day. Skin to skin operative time averaged 48 minutes. There were 6 misplaced implants and cutouts (2.8 %), one infection (0.5 %), and 6 operative revisions because of hematoma or seroma (2.8 %). Four patients (1.9 %) died of cardiovascular failure with ASA 3 and 4 during the inpatient stay.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Internal fixation with nailing in pertrochanteric femur fractures is a standard operative approach. It is quickly learnt and easily performed.
authors: Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Klinikverbund Südwest, Kliniken Sindelfingen.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Chmielnicki
authors: Klinik für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Klinikverbund Südwest, Kliniken Sindelfingen.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Prokop
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation