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First received: November 21, 2025

Clinical Trial: Retrospective Comparative Outcomes of Gamma and InterTAN Nail for Unstable Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Unstable Throchanteric Hip Fractures

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: Quality of Reduction, Position of the Lag Screw and Mechanical Complications in Unstable Interthrochanteric Hip Fractures. A Comparison Between Gamma and InterTAN Nail.

Brief Summary: Objective: compare outcomes of unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures treated with two commercially available implants.Design: retrospective observational cohort of 288 treated with a Gamma® nail and 398 with an InterTAN® nail.Patients were operated between 1997 and 2010.Primary outcomes: satisfactory reduction, optimal cephalic screw placement, and to evaluate the incidence of mechanical complications; secondary measures included the tip-apex distance (TAD), hematocrit (Hto) and hemoglobin (Hb) drop,…

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