Zhongguo gu shang = China journal of orthopaedics and traumatology
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Comparative Study
[Comparison of three fixations for treatment of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly].
To compare the clinical effects of three internal fixations as follows:dynamic hip screw (DHS), proximal femoral nail-A (PFNA) and InterTAN, for intertrochanteric femoral fractures in elderly patients. ⋯ The PFNA and InterTAN appear to be more reliable than DHS for the treatment of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly, but InterTAN appear to be more reliable in comminuted and complex intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly than PFNA.