None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The trial included patients with unstable trochanteric (three or four parts fractures, AO type A2, Evans unstable Type 1). Additional inclusion criteria were as follows: age more than 65 years, walking with or without support, less than 72 hours between the fracture and surgery, and signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) stable two parts factures (AO type A1, Evans stable Type 1); 2) transtrochanteric fractures with a transverse of reversed/oblique fracture line at the level of the lesser trochanter (AO type A3, Evans Type 2) 3) pathological fractures related to tumors and subtrochanteric fractures; 4) tip-apex distance (TAD) > 18 mm 5) limited ability to perform objective functional tests (dementia, serious concomitant illness or mental instability, or neurosensory, neuromuscular or musculoskeletal deficiency 6) soft-tissue infection at the operation site 7) concurrent fractures that would affect the post-operative functional outcome.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain VAS (visual analogue scale);time to hopital ambulation;time to bone union | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| complication | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactByung Lee
Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital
Outcome results
None listed