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INTERTAN nailing similar to sliding hip screw 1 year after trochanteric fracture reduction

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June 2023

INTERTAN nailing similar to sliding hip screw 1 year after trochanteric fracture reduction

Vol: 2| Issue: 3| Number:87| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

TRIGEN INTERTAN Intramedullary Nail Versus Sliding Hip Screw: A Prospective, Randomized Multicenter Study on Pain, Function, and Complications in 684 Patients with an Intertrochanteric or Subtrochanteric Fracture and One Year of Follow-up

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Feb 6;95(3):200-208

Contributing Authors:
K Matre T Vinje LI Havelin JE Gjertsen O Furnes B Espehaug SH Kjellevold JM Fevang

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684 patients were randomized to compare clinical and functional outcomes of intra- and extramedullary implantation for trochanteric fractures over a 12 months period. Patients received either INTERTAN intramedullary nailing or extramedullary sliding hip screws, and were assessed on the basis of pain, function, fracture reduction, and complications experienced. The results indicated that functional...

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