Greater trochanter fixed with a claw plate and cable system in complex primary and revision total hip arthroplasty: long-term follow-up.

Our data support the use of a claw plate and cable system for greater trochanter fixation in complex primary and revision hip arthroplasty. The system showed promising results in patients with floating greater trochanters, intertrochanteric fractures requiring extra devices to maintain rotational stability, and extended trochanteric osteotomy fragments with a weakened proximodistal junction. The use of this system should be further investigated and compared to other methods.