Comminuted Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated with a Leinbach Prosthesis

作者：MARK B. STERN, ALEX ANGERMAN · 发表于：Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 年份：1987 · DOI：10.1097/00003086-198705000-00012 · 被引用次数：96 · 研究领域：Hip and Femur Fractures、Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes、Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

A series of 105 Type III and IV comminuted intertrochanteric fractures were treated by the insertion of a Leinbach prosthesis and followed for an average of 8.1 months. Based upon the results, the insertion of a Leinbach prosthesis is recommended for the elderly patient with a comminuted intertrochanteric fracture. Function is restored within a short period of time and allows unrestricted weight-bearing almost immediately. The hospital stay is shortened. The incidence of secondary operations, thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism, decubiti, and pneumonia is relatively low.