Abstract
Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of a trochanter stabilizing plate with a dynamic hip screw, with using a dynamic hip screw only in the treatment of an unstable intertrochanteric fracture of elderly patients. Materials and Methods: From January 2000 to December 2004, 70 patients, who were treated surgically for unstable intertrochanteric fractures, were evaluated. The patient s age were above 65 years and the T-score 0.05), but the postoperative functional loss of the hip joint was significantly lower in the group 2 (p
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