Specialist Registrar
Pernille Bovbjerg
Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital of Southern Jutland
Projekt styring | ||
Projekt status | Closed | |
Data indsamlingsdatoer | ||
Start | 01.06.2015 | |
Slut | 31.12.2016 | |
Patients with a pertrochanteric fracture are often treated operatively with either a long or a short intramedullary nail. We want to examine the incidence of reoperations and examine if the indications for reoperation are different between the two groups.
For a pertrochanteric fracture both short and long nails can be used for treatment. The choice depends on the classification and displacement of the fracture. Routines are also different between orthopaedic department and some in departments only long nails are used. Some studies have shown a higher risk off a new fracture, if treated with a short nail. This is not shown in recent literature. The operation with a short nail is faster and the use for peroperative x-ray is less.
All adult patients admitted to Svendborg Sygehus, SVS Esbjerg, Kolding Sygehus, SHS Aabenraa sygehus and OUH with a pertrochanteric fracture treated operatively with an intramedullary nail in year 2012. In all patients Gamma 3 nail from Stryker are used, otherwise the patient is excluded.
We receive data from Dansk Tværfaglig Register for Hoftenær Frakturer with information about, age, sex, operation date and reoperation. We examine x-rays to divide into the two groups and go through the patient charts if the patient were re-operated.
Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital of Southern Jutland
Department of Orthopaedics, Odense University Hospital