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Proximal femoral nail antirotation II in fixation of intertrochanteric fractures: retrospective and prospective observational study

Background Intertrochanteric fractures occur mostly in elderly patients, and the outcome may be extremely poor if there is prolonged bed-rest. The best treatment for trochanteric fracture remains controversial. Proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) II has excellent fit as the design is adapted to the anatomical situation of small statured patients also. It has a medial lateral angle of 5 degrees. It has several distal locking options viz static/dynamic. Objective of this study was to observe the operating time, blood loss and fracture union in intertrochanteric fractures treated with PFNA II from the data collected from patient’s case sheets and post-operative X-rays.

Methods 25 patients who were operated with PFNA II for unstable intertrochanteric fracture were selected using random selection and following parameters were noted from the records.

Results The mean age of the participants is 70.72±8.55 years with range from 52 years to 89 years. The mean duration was 1.98 hours ±0.66. The median duration was 2 with interquartile range from 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Mean blood loss was estimated to be 390 ml±62.78. The median blood loss was 370 ml with interquartile range from 360 to 420 ml.

Conclusions The PFNA II is an ideal implant for unstable intertrochanteric fracture since stable intramedullary fixation can be achieved with almost 100% union in the studied population.