Extramedullary Compared with Intramedullary Implants for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures
Bohl DD, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Miller CP, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Extramedullary Compared with Intramedullary Implants for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2014, 96: 1871-1877. PMID: 25410504, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.n.00041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtramedullary implantsAdverse eventsImplant typeIntramedullary implantsPostoperative lengthIntertrochanteric fracturesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseGeneral surgical outcomesMean postoperative lengthPatients seventy yearsShorter postoperative lengthRetrospective cohort studySerious adverse eventsACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databaseSurgical adverse eventsIntertrochanteric hip fracturesOperating room timeIntramedullary treatmentCohort studyComposite outcomeNSQIP databaseHip fracture