Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail

Mehmet Arıcan; Kadir Yıldız; Zekerya Karaduman; Mehmet Bulut; Serkan Özkan

doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615

Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail

Abstract

Objective: Intramedullary nails frequently use in proximal femur fractures. In this study, 49 patients with intertrochanteric fractures were evaluated clinical and radiological results treated with dyna locking trochanteric (DLT™) nail retrospectively.

Methods: Twenty-two (44.9%) patients were male and 27 (55.1%) patients were female. Mean age was 74.29±1.98 (28-99) years and Followed up for a mean of 14.35±3.43 (9-24) months. Thirty-seven (75.6%) of the fractures resulted from simple falls while 6 (12.2%) caused from traffic accidents and 6 (12.2%) fall down from height. There were 24 (49.0%) left and 25 (51.0%) right lower extremities fractured. According to Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification system; 21 (42.9%), 21 (42.9%) and 7 (14.2%) fractures were classified as 31A1, 31A2, and 31A3 respectively. One (2.0%) patient had claviculae fracture, 3 (6.1%) patients had radius distal fracture and 1 (2.0%) patient had total knee arthroplasty. After surgery, X-ray was used for radiological results and functional outcomes were evaluated according to the Harris hip scoring system.

Results: The average waiting time for the surgery was 2.02±0.18 (1-7) days and hospitalization time was 6.23±0.29 (4-15) days. Mean fracture healing time was 11.74±1.82 (8-15) weeks. Three patients had screw cut-out in the follow-up time and performed hemiarthroplasty. The average Harris hip score was 88.02±1.21 (42-97) points and included 29 (59.2%) excellent cases, 17 (34.7%) good and 3 (6.1%) poor.

Conclusion: DLT ™ nail is a safe and successful method because of low complication rates, and capability of detection.

Key words: Intertrochanteric fracture, PFN, DLT™ nail

Keywords

İntertrokanterik kırık, PFN, DLT™ çivisi

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Mehmet Arıcan

Kadir Yıldız This is me

Zekerya Karaduman This is me

Mehmet Bulut This is me

Serkan Özkan This is me

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January 8, 2016

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January 8, 2016

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Year 2015 Volume: 42 Number: 4

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https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615

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APA

Arıcan, M., Yıldız, K., Karaduman, Z., Bulut, M., & Özkan, S. (2016). Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail. Dicle Medical Journal, 42(4), 495-500. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615

AMA

1.Arıcan M, Yıldız K, Karaduman Z, Bulut M, Özkan S. Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail. Dicle Medical Journal. 2016;42(4):495-500. doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615

Chicago

Arıcan, Mehmet, Kadir Yıldız, Zekerya Karaduman, Mehmet Bulut, and Serkan Özkan. 2016. “Treatment Outcomes of Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures Treated With DLT™ Nail”. Dicle Medical Journal 42 (4): 495-500. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615.

EndNote

Arıcan M, Yıldız K, Karaduman Z, Bulut M, Özkan S (January 1, 2016) Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail. Dicle Medical Journal 42 4 495–500.

IEEE

[1]M. Arıcan, K. Yıldız, Z. Karaduman, M. Bulut, and S. Özkan, “Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail”, Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 495–500, Jan. 2016, doi: 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615.

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Arıcan, Mehmet - Yıldız, Kadir - Karaduman, Zekerya - Bulut, Mehmet - Özkan, Serkan. “Treatment Outcomes of Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures Treated With DLT™ Nail”. Dicle Medical Journal 42/4 (January 1, 2016): 495-500. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615.

JAMA

1.Arıcan M, Yıldız K, Karaduman Z, Bulut M, Özkan S. Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail. Dicle Medical Journal. 2016;42:495–500.

MLA

Arıcan, Mehmet, et al. “Treatment Outcomes of Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures Treated With DLT™ Nail”. Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, Jan. 2016, pp. 495-00, doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615.

Vancouver

1.Mehmet Arıcan, Kadir Yıldız, Zekerya Karaduman, Mehmet Bulut, Serkan Özkan. Treatment outcomes of intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with DLT™ nail. Dicle Medical Journal. 2016 Jan. 1;42(4):495-500. doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0615

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