Comparison of proximal femoral nail (PFN) and dynamic hip screw (DHS) for the treatment of AO type A2 and A3 pertrochanteric fractures of femur.

Objective: To compare the dynamic hip screw with proximal femoral nail for the treatment of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen type A2 and A3 per trochanteric fractures of femur.

Methods: The randomised controlled single-blind study was conducted at the Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from September 2015 to September 2017, and comprised patients aged 40-75 years with Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen type A2 and A3 per trochanteric fracture. The patients randomised into two equal groups.