Comparison of Gamma Nail Versus Dynamic Hip Screw for the Treatment of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01173744

Enrollment

Registered

2010-08-02

Start date

2010-07-31

Completion date

2012-07-31

Last updated

2011-06-17

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Conditions

Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures

Keywords

Intertrochanteric femoral fractures - unstable

Brief summary

The objective of the study is to examine the treatment of unstable Intertrochanteric fractures with the short Gamma nail, compared to the use of the dynamic hip screw (DHS). This is a prospective study. Sixty patients with unstable Intertrochanteric fractures will be randomized to be treated using either Gamma nail or DHS. The patients will be followed for 12 months. The primary endpoint is the clinical outcome as measured by the Merle d'Aubigne and Postelhip score.

Interventions

DEVICEGamma-3 Nail

Gamma-3 Nail (stryker)

DEVICEDHS

DHS (Zimmer)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Acute Intertrochanteric fracture - A1-32 AO/OTA * Abbreviated mental score \>6 * Community ambulator (pre-fracture state)

Exclusion criteria

* Previous arthritis * Pathological fracture * Chronic corticosteroid use * Concomitant lower extremity fractures

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical outcome as measured by the Merle d'Aubigne and Postel hip score	1 year

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactDror Lakstein, MD

drorale@gmail.com++972-3-5028383

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026