Journal of Musculoskeletal Trauma

Original Articles

Femoral Trochanteric Fracture Treated with Ender Nails in Elderly Patients: Jae Ik Shim, Taik Seon Kim, Sung Jong Lee, Suk Ha Lee, Dong Ki Lee, Yeon Sik Yu, Eui Sang Seil; J Korean Soc Fract 2000;13(2):343-351. Published online April 30, 2000; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2000.13.2.343

Abstract PDF: PURPOSE
: To analyze the clinical and radiological result of femoral trochanteric fractures treated by using Ender nails in elderly patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS :Sixty seven patients of femoral trochanteric fractures treated at Korean Veterans Hospital from 1993 to 1997 were included in this study. Under the C-arm guided, closed reduction and internal fixation with Ender nails was done within one week. According to Kyle classification, we classfied type I in 12case, type II in 20cases, type III in 25cases, typeIV in 20 cases and analyzed duration of bone union, ambulatory ability and postoperative complication.
RESULT
: The duration of union was from 14 weeks to 17 weeks and the mean was about 15.5 weeks. Thirty seven(60.7%) patients maintained their prefracture ambulatory ability at a postoperative 1 year and twenty four(39.3%) patient lost some degree of ambulatory ability. Postoperative complications were the knee pain and the limitation of the motion of the knee in 10 cases(14.9%), external rotation deformity in 7 cases(10.4%), distal migration of nails in 4 cases(5.9%), proximal migration of nails in 2 cases(2.(%), nonunion in 2 cases(2.9%).
CONCLUSION
: We conclude that the treatment by using Ender nails is one of the proper methods in elderly femoral trochanteric fracture with associated medical complication.

Treatment of intertrochanteric fracture with ender nails over theage of 60 years old: Sang Ho Ha, Jae Won You, Sang Hong Lee, Young Bae Pyo, Yeon Seob Rowe; J Korean Soc Fract 1991;4(2):281-288. Published online November 30, 1991; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1991.4.2.281

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