A RANDOMISED PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF THE GAMMA NAIL AND THE DYNAMIC HIP SCREW
A RANDOMISED PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF THE GAMMA NAIL AND THE DYNAMIC HIP SCREW
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1991
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S. H. Bridle;A. Patel;M. Bircher;P. Calvert
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S. H. Bridle;A. Patel;M. Bircher;P. Calvert
We have prospectively compared the fixation of 100 intertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur in elderly patients with random use of either a Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) or a new intramedullary device, the Gamma nail. We found no difference in operating time, blood loss, wound complications, stay in hospital, place of eventual discharge, or the patients’ mobility at final review. There was no difference in failure of proximal fixation: cut-out occurred in three cases with the DHS, and twice with the Gamma nail. However, in four cases fracture of the femur occurred close to the Gamma nail, requiring further major surgery. In the absence of these complications, union was seen by six months in both groups. In the United Kingdom, the usual device for internal fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of the femur is some form of sliding hip screw. This has been shown to produce better results than one-piece devices such as the Jewett nail plate (Jensen, T#{248}ndevold and Mossing 1978; Bannister and Gibson 1983 ; Esser, Kassab and Jones 1986). However, complications are frequent; failure of fixation has been reported in 10% to 20% of cases (Wolfgang, Bryant and O’Neill 1982; Nunn 1988; Simpson, Varty and Dodd 1989). The main problem has been cutting out of the femoral head ; plate breakage, pulling off the shaft, and disengagement of the components have also occurred. Implant failure has been related to type of fracture, particularly its stability ; and to inadequate reduction, osteoporosis, and inexact placement of the screw within the femoral head (Mulholland and Gunn 1972; Wolfgang et al 1982; Davis et al 1990). The Gamma nail (Howmedica UK, Park Royal, London) is a new device, combining intramedullary fixation in the shaft with a screw in the proximal fragment