Abstract
33 consecutive patients with a displaced subtrochanteric fracture treated with an
intramedullary nail were reviewed. 18 underwent open, 15 underwent closed reduction.
Time of operation and measured blood loss were reviewed. Type of fracture, postoperative
quality of the reduction and long-term results were evaluated radiographically. No
statistically significant difference between open and closed reduction in postoperative
results, long-term results and measured blood loss was found. In all, the time of
operation appeared longer in the group of open reduction. But there was no statistically
significant difference of operation time by comparing the fracture types separately.
Our hypothesis that open reduction provides better alignment and better results than
closed manipulation and nailing was not shown.
Key words
Internal fixation - hip fracture - postoperative results - long-term results - blood
loss - time of operation
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