Open AccessA biomechanical comparison of proximal femoral nails and locking proximal anatomic femoral plates in femoral fracture fixation
Author(s) -
Korhan Özkan,
İsmail Türkmen,
Adem Şahin,
Yavuz Yıldız,
Selim Ertürk,
Mehmet Salih Söylemez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.156220
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , femur , fixation (population genetics) , orthopedic surgery , dynamic hip screw , implant , femoral fracture , surgery , osteoporosis , orthodontics , anatomy , population , environmental health , endocrinology
The incidence of fractures in the trochanteric area has risen with the increasing numbers of elderly people with osteoporosis. Although dynamic hip screw fixation is the gold standard for the treatment of stable intertrochanteric femur fractures, treatment of unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures still remains controversial. Intramedullary devices such as Gamma nail or proximal femoral nail and proximal anatomic femur plates are in use for the treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures. There are still many investigations to find the optimal implant to treat these fractures with minimum complications. For this reason, we aimed to perform a biomechanical comparison of the proximal femoral nail and the locking proximal anatomic femoral plate in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric fractures.