Comparison of nail-plate fixation and Ender's nailing for intertrochanteric fractures
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- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 63-B (1) , 24-28
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.63b1.7204468
Abstract
Two comparable groups of patients with fractures of the trochanteric region of the femur were studied. One hundred and sixty-five fractures had been fixed with conventional nail-plates and 132 with Ender's nails. Ender's nails gave superior results in the treatment of trochanteric fractures. The operation was quicker and less traumatic than that using conventional nail-plates and both the mortality rate and the time in hospital were reduced. More patients in the group with Ender's nails who were initially independent returned to an independent existence.Keywords
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