International orthopaedics
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Prospective randomised study comparing screw versus helical blade in the treatment of low-energy trochanteric fractures.
The purpose of this study was to compare femoral head placement, rates of reoperation and cephalic implant cut-out of a screw versus a blade for patients over age 60 with low energy trochanteric fractures (AO/OTA 31-A1, A2, and A3) treated either with sliding hip screw or cephalomedullary nail. ⋯ Both a screw and a blade performed equally well in terms of implant placement in the femoral head and outcome.
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The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the patellar height in 90° knee flexion. ⋯ Our results demonstrate a method-dependent discrepancy in the measurement of patellar height. A future study should evaluate this effect in a direct comparison between 30° and 90° knee flexion.