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Minimally invasive dynamic hip screw: prospective randomized trial of two techniques of insertion of a standard
A Alobaid1, E J Harvey, G M Elder
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada.
Objective:
This study evaluates the safety and outcome of a minimally invasive technique for inserting a standard dynamic hip screw for intertrochanteric fractures.
Hypothesis:
The use of standard plate in a minimally invasive technique is both possible and advantageous to patient outcome.
Design And Methods:
Prospective surgeon-randomized blinded outcome clinical study comparing new technique to conventional technique.
Main Outcome Measure:
Pain, operative time and mean hemoglobin drop in percutaneous hip fixation.
Results:
The minimally invasive technique had significantly less blood loss (P < 0.001), operative time (P < 0.001) and a trend to less morphine use.
Conclusions:
Minimal invasive technique significantly reduces blood loss and operative time for fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures without sacrifice of fixation stability or bone healing.
