<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A retrospective study on 2 years and 4 months (April 2012 - August 2014) on 430 patients admitted with trochanteric fractures in our Clinic. The surgical indications depended on the patients age, degree of osteoporosis, level activity, associated pathologies and the anatomo-clinical particularity of the fractures. The fractures were operated with gamma nail. The surgery was done in the first 24-72 hours, patients were followed clinically and radiographically at 2, 4, 6 months postoperative. The age of the patients were between 28-95 years, female sex was predominant in 65% of case. It was reported a case of a fracture produced intraoperatory during progression of the nail, 11 bronhopulmonary complications, 5 phlebitis, 7 cases of hematoma after surgery, a case of pseudarthrosis with loosening of implant and 4 dead. There were no septic complications. Fractures consolidate within 12- 14 weeks. The results were appreciated according to fracture reduction, stability of implant, consolidation time and possibility of walking and weight bearing on operated limb.</p></abstract>

A retrospective study on 2 years and 4 months (April 2012 - August 2014) on 430 patients admitted with trochanteric fractures in our Clinic. The surgical indications depended on the patients age, degree of osteoporosis, level activity, associated pathologies and the anatomo-clinical particularity of the fractures. The fractures were operated with gamma nail. The surgery was done in the first 24-72 hours, patients were followed clinically and radiographically at 2, 4, 6 months postoperative. The age of the patients were between 28-95 years, female sex was predominant in 65% of case. It was reported a case of a fracture produced intraoperatory during progression of the nail, 11 bronhopulmonary complications, 5 phlebitis, 7 cases of hematoma after surgery, a case of pseudarthrosis with loosening of implant and 4 dead. There were no septic complications. Fractures consolidate within 12- 14 weeks. The results were appreciated according to fracture reduction, stability of implant, consolidation time and possibility of walking and weight bearing on operated limb.

Treatment of trochanteric fractures using the Gamma nail

Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Emergency County Hospital Constanța, Romania

ARS Medica Tomitana

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A retrospective study on 2 years and 4 months (April 2012 - August 2014) on 430 patients admitted with trochanteric fractures in our Clinic. The surgical...

Treatment of trochanteric fractures using the Gamma nail

Published Online: May 09, 2015

Page range: 52 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2015-0020

Keywords
pertrochanteric fractures, gamma nail, surgical treatment, results

© by V. Botnaru

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Treatment of trochanteric fractures using the Gamma nail

Published Online: May 09, 2015

Page range: 52 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2015-0020

Keywordspertrochanteric fractures, gamma nail, surgical treatment, results

© by V. Botnaru

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pertrochanteric fractures, gamma nail, surgical treatment, results