Surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation

Pertrochanteric fractures usually occur in patients over 65 years of age, with greater loss of skeletal mass (osteoporosis). Nonsurgical methods of treatment are accompanied by relatively high lethality rate. Moreover, they do not produce satisfactory anatomical and functional results. Surgical trea...

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Main Authors: Milenković Saša, Mitković Milorad B., Radenković Mile, Mladenović Desimir, Soldatović Gordana, Micić Ivan, Stanojlović Miloš
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Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2003-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2003/0042-84500306663M.pdf
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author Milenković Saša
Mitković Milorad B.
Radenković Mile
Mladenović Desimir
Soldatović Gordana
Micić Ivan
Stanojlović Miloš
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Mitković Milorad B.
Radenković Mile
Mladenović Desimir
Soldatović Gordana
Micić Ivan
Stanojlović Miloš
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description Pertrochanteric fractures usually occur in patients over 65 years of age, with greater loss of skeletal mass (osteoporosis). Nonsurgical methods of treatment are accompanied by relatively high lethality rate. Moreover, they do not produce satisfactory anatomical and functional results. Surgical treatment by using dynamic implants represents a method of choice in the fixation of pertrochanteric fractures. This paper presents the treatment results of 110 patients, 61 with pertrochanteric fractures, who were surgically treated by the dynamic method of internal fixation, and 49 patients who were treated by the method of external fixation. Dynamical implants enabled both dynamization and compression of the fracture in the axis of the neck, as well as the diaphysis of the femur, which lowered the risk of mechanical complications, and, at the same time, provided effective healing of the fracture, early activation, and mobilization of the patients on whom the surgery was performed. In patients infected by various diseases, for whom surgical trauma represents a life threat, the external fixation is recommended as a method of choice.
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spelling doaj-art-e173c69617e347609c85a70c7ad06a782025-08-20T02:04:20ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502003-01-0160666366710.2298/VSP0306663MSurgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixationMilenković SašaMitković Milorad B.Radenković MileMladenović DesimirSoldatović GordanaMicić IvanStanojlović MilošPertrochanteric fractures usually occur in patients over 65 years of age, with greater loss of skeletal mass (osteoporosis). Nonsurgical methods of treatment are accompanied by relatively high lethality rate. Moreover, they do not produce satisfactory anatomical and functional results. Surgical treatment by using dynamic implants represents a method of choice in the fixation of pertrochanteric fractures. This paper presents the treatment results of 110 patients, 61 with pertrochanteric fractures, who were surgically treated by the dynamic method of internal fixation, and 49 patients who were treated by the method of external fixation. Dynamical implants enabled both dynamization and compression of the fracture in the axis of the neck, as well as the diaphysis of the femur, which lowered the risk of mechanical complications, and, at the same time, provided effective healing of the fracture, early activation, and mobilization of the patients on whom the surgery was performed. In patients infected by various diseases, for whom surgical trauma represents a life threat, the external fixation is recommended as a method of choice.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2003/0042-84500306663M.pdfhip fracturesfracture healingfracture fixationexternal fixatorsinternal fixators
spellingShingle Milenković Saša
Mitković Milorad B.
Radenković Mile
Mladenović Desimir
Soldatović Gordana
Micić Ivan
Stanojlović Miloš
Surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
hip fractures
fracture healing
fracture fixation
external fixators
internal fixators
title Surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation
title_full Surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation
title_fullStr Surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation
title_full_unstemmed Surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation
title_short Surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation
title_sort surgical treatment of pertrochanteric fractures by dynamic methods of external and internal fixation
topic hip fractures
fracture healing
fracture fixation
external fixators
internal fixators
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2003/0042-84500306663M.pdf
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