Health Condition 1: M97- Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: long nail group: other half of patients will end up in long nail group based on the length of nail put in patient [300 mm - 420 mm]
Intervention2: short nail group
: half of the patient
Sponsors
PGIMER CHANDIGARH
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Cases of isolated unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures 2.Age more than 50 years 3.Trivial trauma 4.Surgery within 72 hours of injury
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Stable fractures 2. Pathological fractures 3. High energy trauma or polytrauma 4. Immunocompromised patients 5. Local infection 6. Acute MI and Stroke within 1 month 7. Hemiplegic 8. Patient height Less than 5 feet 9. Refuses participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare outcomes associated with short and long proximal femur nail anti-rotation in the treatment of unstable inter-trochanteric femur fractures in the elderly and assess factors impacting them.Timepoint: 30 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A. Duration of surgery: measured from skin incision to closure B. Measurement of surgical APGAR score intraoperatively C. Measurement of presence or absence of delirium preoperatively and postoperatively using Confusion assessment method (CAM) D. Duration of hospital stay; measured from date of admission to discharge E. Functional outcome using MHHS scoring F. Mortality by post operative day 90Timepoint: 90 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Prasoon Kumar
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed