A Multicenter Randomized Control Trial Comparing a Novel Intramedullary Device (InterTAN) Versus Conventional Treatment (Sliding Hip Screw) of Geriatric Hip Fractures

D. B. Sanders,Dianne Bryant,Christina Tieszer,Abdel-Rahman Lawendy,M. MacLeod,Steven Papp,Allan Liew,Darius Viskontas,Chad P. Coles,Kevin R. Gurr,Tim Carey,Wade Gofton,Christopher S. Bailey,Debra Bartley,Andrew Trenholm,Trevor Stone,Ross Leighton,Julia Foxall,Mauri Zomar,Kelly Trask

A Multicenter Randomized Control Trial Comparing a Novel Intramedullary Device (InterTAN) Versus Conventional Treatment (Sliding Hip Screw) of Geriatric Hip Fractures

2017

Objectives:To compare outcomes in elderly patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures treated with either the sliding hip screw (SHS) or InterTAN intramedullary device (IT).Design:Prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial.Setting:Five level 1 trauma centers.Patients:Two hundred forty-nin

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Physical therapy
Randomized controlled trial
Surgery
Conventional treatment
Intramedullary rod
Medicine
geriatric assessment
bone screws
prosthesis design
treatment outcome

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