Treatment of subtrochanteric femoral fractures using Selfdynamisable internal fixator.

Background: Surgical treatment is the preferred method for treating subtrochanteric femoral fractures and the variety of extramedullary and intramedullary implants continues to evolve. The purpose of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical and radiological results of subtrochanteric fractures that are treated with the Selfdynamisable internal fixator.

Methods: From January 2000 to January 2004, we treated 49 consecutive patients who had subtrochanteric fractures.