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- A study involving the treatment of 1,871 femur lesions in 32 Belgian hospitals used dynamic hip screws, primarily targeting elderly female patients.
- 34.4% of the cases were unstable pertrochanteric fractures, while the rest included various types of fractures or tumor deposits.
- Post-surgery, 89% of patients could sit, 64% could walk with a frame, and 31% could use crutches, with a low overall fixation failure rate of 3.6%.
Article Abstract
A series of 1871 lesions of the upper end of the femur were treated in 32 hospitals in Belgium using a dynamic hip screw. Unstable pertrochanteric fractures were present in 34.4%. The remainder were intracapsular, extracapsular and subtrochanteric fractures, or tumour deposits. The patients were elderly, infirm and usually female. A fortnight after operation 89% were sitting, 64% could walk with a frame and 31% with crutches. Failure of fixation occurred in 3.6% of cases overall, with 6.6% in unstable fractures. Perioperative screw compression did not appear helpful, since most fractures settled after operation.
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