Insufficient proximal medullary filling of cephalomedullary nails in intertrochanteric femur fractures predicts excessive postoperative sliding: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Excessive postoperative sliding is a common complication of intramedullary nails in the treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for excessive postoperative sliding in the intertrochanteric fractures treated with an intramedullary nail.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 369 patients with femoral intertrochanteric fractures treated with short intramedullary nails between February 2017 and September 2020 was performed. Patients were classified into an excessive sliding group (ES group) and a control group according to the sliding distance after 6 months of follow-up. The proximal medullary filling degree (MFD), fracture reduction patterns in the anteroposterior (AP) view and lateral view, and tip-apex distan

SUBMITTER: Li SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9972673 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature