title: Comparing the Intramedullary Nailing Method Versus Dynamic Hip Screw in Treatment of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dynamic Hip Screw fixation is currently considered as a standard treatment for pre-trochanteric fractures; however, due to the long-term hospitalization and some other complications, some researchers have proposed intramedullary nailing as the alternative surgical treatment. The aim of this study was to compare and examine the consequences of the using intramedullary nailing method versus Dynamic Hip Screw.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study 114 patients with unstable Intertrochanteric fracture refer to Rasoul Akram hospital during 2011 to 2013 has been selected. After reduction, fixation surgery with PFN nail (60 patients) and Dynamic Hip Screw (54 patients) has been performed. All patients were screen during surgery and six months after surgery and some parameters like, bleeding, union, as well as complications such as collapse, varus and medialization of the distal fragment were record and patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About some parameters like cutting length, surgery duration, bleeding there were significant differences between two groups. In six months follow up period 2 patinas from nail and 8 patients from DHS group had non-union. Also from the point of radiologic and clinical parameters, like anterior thigh pain, cut out, medialization of the distal fragment, collapse of the neck, walking recovery and daily activities were significant between two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to the reduced hospital stay in intramedullary nailing method and the necessity of doing repeated surgery and applying intramedullary nailing when the patients are not treated with external fixation, the researchers recommend intramedullary nailing as the first option in treating such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of orthopedics, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Iran university of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeganeh
authors.affiliation: Department of orthopedics, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Iran university of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Roozbeh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taghavi
authors.affiliation: Department of orthopedics, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Iran university of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moghtadaei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bone; Bone Plates; Fracture Fixation; Fractures; Hip Fractures; Intramedullary