Pinloc or Hansson pins: a multicenter, randomized controlled study of 439 patients treated for femoral neck fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the recently developed Hansson Pinloc system, which features 3 cylindrical parallel pins with hooks connected through a fixed-angle interlocking plate, with the Hansson Pin System (2 hook pins) for the treatment of femoral neck fractures.

Design

One hundred fourteen patients with displaced femoral neck fractures and 325 patients with nondisplaced fractures from 9 orthopaedic centers were randomized to either Hansson Pinloc system or Hansson Pin System and followed for 2 years or until death. Age at inclusion was 50 years or older.

Main outcome measurements

The primary outcome was failure (defined as early displacement, nonunion, symptomatic avascular necrosis, or deep infection). Secondary outcomes included revision surgery, Timed Up and Go (TUG)

SUBMITTER: Aberg H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516382 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature