Morbidity and Mortality Analysis in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture with Two Fixation Systems: Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) or Trochanteric Fixation Nail Advance (TFNA).
Alvaro López-HualdaElsa Arruti-PérezFátima N Bebea-ZamoranoMaría Dolores Sosa ReinaJorge Hugo VillafañeJavier Martínez-MartinPublished in: Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
The TFNA group has shown a higher success rate in achieving full weight-bearing at hospital discharge when treating trochanteric hip fractures. This makes it the preferred choice for treating unstable fractures in this region of the hip. Additionally, it is important to note that a longer time to surgery is associated with increased mortality in patients with hip fractures.