Internal fixation treatments for intertrochanteric fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized evidence.

ABSTRACT: The relative effects of internal fixation strategies for intertrochanteric fracture after operation remain uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to address this important issue. We searched PubMed, EMBASE and CENTRAL for RCTs that compared different internal fixation implants in patients with intertrochanteric fracture at 6-month follow-up or longer. We ultimately included 43 trials enrolling 6911 patients; most trials were small in sample sizes and events. Their risk of bias was generally unclear due to insufficient reporting. Because of these, no statistically significant differences were present from most of the comparisons across all the outcomes, and no definitive conclusions can be made. However, a number of trials compar

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4676068 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature