Sliding hip screw vs intramedullary nail for AO/OTA31A1-A3: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: to conduct a systematic review with consequent meta-analysis evaluating the best treatment for Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) 31A1-A3 trochanteric fractures when comparing the sliding hip screw (SHS) to the intramedullary nail (IMN). The outcomes used for comparison are major complications (in total, as well as nonunion and infection specifically), mortality rates, functional outcomes and patient-reported outcome measures (PROM).

Materials And Methods: Search strings for the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Medline and Embase databases were developed with the help of a scientific librarian.