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The role of proximal femoral nail in the management of inter trochanteric femur fracture and its functional outcome: A prospective study from Southern India

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1Dr. Sushant Balakrishnan, 2Dr. Momin Bin Latheef, 3Dr Rohan Thomas Roy

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Background: The most common hip fracture is an intertrochanteric femur fracture, which is more likely in older population with osteoporotic bones and with a male preponderance. The proximal femoral nail (PFN), developed by the AO/ASIF group, has demonstrated its stability as an implant in femoral fractures with peritrochanteric, intertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric fractures [6]. So, the current study was conducted with the aim of assessing the role of proximal femoral nail in the management of intertrochanteric femur fracture and its functional outcome.

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