Ky nailing of impending and pathological fractures of the proximal femur

✍ Scribed by W. W. Williams; I. Hudson; A. J. Hall; J. C. H. Strachan; J. G. Kernohan; D. C. Jameson-Evans

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 577 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0341-2695
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00182994

✦ Synopsis

Eight two patients underwent 86 Kiintscher Y nailing for impending and pathologicalfractures of the proximal femur. All but five mobilised post-operatively, thus improving their quality of life. Eighteen patients died in hospital. Prophylactic nailing improved survival Fifteen out of 86 nailings were followed by complications.

R~sum~. Quatre-vingt-six clous de Kiintscher en Y ont dtd mis en place chez 82 malades pour fracture, ou risque de fracture pathologique de l'extr~mitd sup6rieure du f6mur. Tous, sauf cinq, ont pu ~tre levds aprks l' op6ration, ce qui leur a permis de quitter l'h@ital, ameliorant ainsi leur qualitd de vie. Dix-huit malades sont dgcdd~s d l'hOpital. L'enclouage prophylactique augmente la dur6e de survie. Quinze de ces 86 op6rations ont 6td suivies de complications.