Research Article

Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients

Volume: 46 Number: 2 April 12, 2012
  • Ramazan Erturer
  • Mesut Sönmez
  • Seckin Sari
  • Mustafa Seckin
  • Adnan Kara
  • Irfan Ozturk
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Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the radiologic and functional results of patients with instable intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with Profin® nails.
Methods: This study included 32 patients (24 female, 8 male; mean age: 70.7 years; range: 65 to 96 years) who were treated with Profin® nails for instable intertrochanteric fractures. Fractures were caused by a simple fall in 30 patients and pedestrian accident in two. Eleven patients had Type 31-A2 and 21 patients had Type 31-A3 fractures according to the AO/OTA classification. Results were evaluated clinically and radiologically. Mean follow-up period was 17.3 (range: 12 to 23) months.
Results: Good or acceptable reduction was achieved in 93.7% of our patients. Mean surgery duration was 28.2 (range: 22 to 75) minutes and mean blood loss was 215 (range: 150 to 320) cc. Complete union was achieved in all patients at a mean of 17.6 (range: 15 to 22) weeks. Postoperative mean collodiaphyseal angle was 125.5 (range: 122 to 130) degrees and there was no significant difference with follow-up values (p>0.05). Twenty-two patients were able to walk with support and 10 without support after surgery. Mean Oxford hip score was 23.70 (range: 14 to 39) points. One year mortality rate was 18.75%.
Conclusion: Good functional and radiologic results can be achieved using Profin® nails for unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients. 

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Ramazan Erturer This is me

Mesut Sönmez This is me

Seckin Sari This is me

Mustafa Seckin This is me

Adnan Kara This is me

Irfan Ozturk This is me

Publication Date

April 12, 2012

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2012 Volume: 46 Number: 2

APA
Erturer, R., Sönmez, M., Sari, S., Seckin, M., Kara, A., & Ozturk, I. (2012). Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 46(2), 107-112. https://izlik.org/JA67JY34YR
AMA
1.Erturer R, Sönmez M, Sari S, Seckin M, Kara A, Ozturk I. Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;46(2):107-112. https://izlik.org/JA67JY34YR
Chicago
Erturer, Ramazan, Mesut Sönmez, Seckin Sari, Mustafa Seckin, Adnan Kara, and Irfan Ozturk. 2012. “Intramedullary Osteosynthesis of Instable Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures With Profin® Nail in Elderly Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 (2): 107-12. https://izlik.org/JA67JY34YR.
EndNote
Erturer R, Sönmez M, Sari S, Seckin M, Kara A, Ozturk I (April 1, 2012) Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 2 107–112.
IEEE
[1]R. Erturer, M. Sönmez, S. Sari, M. Seckin, A. Kara, and I. Ozturk, “Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 107–112, Apr. 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA67JY34YR
ISNAD
Erturer, Ramazan - Sönmez, Mesut - Sari, Seckin - Seckin, Mustafa - Kara, Adnan - Ozturk, Irfan. “Intramedullary Osteosynthesis of Instable Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures With Profin® Nail in Elderly Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46/2 (April 1, 2012): 107-112. https://izlik.org/JA67JY34YR.
JAMA
1.Erturer R, Sönmez M, Sari S, Seckin M, Kara A, Ozturk I. Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;46:107–112.
MLA
Erturer, Ramazan, et al. “Intramedullary Osteosynthesis of Instable Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures With Profin® Nail in Elderly Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 2, Apr. 2012, pp. 107-12, https://izlik.org/JA67JY34YR.
Vancouver
1.Ramazan Erturer, Mesut Sönmez, Seckin Sari, Mustafa Seckin, Adnan Kara, Irfan Ozturk. Intramedullary osteosynthesis of instable intertrochanteric femur fractures with Profin® nail in elderly patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2012 Apr. 1;46(2):107-12. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67JY34YR