[Comparative study of intertrochanteric fractures treated with proximal femur locking compress plate in aged].

Objective: To compare the clinic outcomes of dynamic hip screw (DHS), intramedullary fixation (IF) and proximal femur locking plate (PF-LCP) in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly patients.

Methods: From July 2000 to August 2009, 165 old patients with intertrochanteric fractures were treated respectively by DHS, IF, PF-LCP. Fifty-eight patients were in DHS group including 30 males and 28 females with an average age of 71 years old; there were 30 cases of type II fracture of Jensen, 28 cases of type III fracture.

[Percutaneous kyphoplasty and conservative therapy for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a clinical comparative study].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) and conservative therapy in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF).

Methods: The data of 63 patients with OVCF from Sep. 2007 to Apr.