A prospective trial comparing the Holland nail with the dynamic hip screw in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip

J. LITTLE, N.; Verma, Vinit; Fernando, Cecil; Elliott, David; Khaleel, A

doi:10.1302/0301-620x.90b8.20825

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A prospective trial comparing the Holland nail with the dynamic hip screw in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip

Published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume • Jul 31, 2008

Authors:

N. J. LITTLE

Vinit Verma

Cecil Fernando

Abstract

We compared the outcome of patients treated for an intertrochanteric fracture of the femoral neck with a locked, long intramedullary nail with those treated with a dynamic hip screw (DHS) in a prospective randomised study. Each patient who presented with an extra-capsular hip fracture was randomised...

Subject

Dynamic hip screw

Medicine

Intramedullary rod

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