Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
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Type of study | RCTs, retrospective and prospective comparative observational studies | Systematic reviews, conference abstracts, case series, case reports, narrative reviews, editorials, opinions and studies performed in animals |
Population | Adults with intertrochanteric hip fractures with subtrochanteric extension or subtrochanteric fractures | Stable fractures alone |
Geographical location | Publications from any country | None |
Interventions | Integrated 2 screw derotation cephalomedullary device (InterTAN) | Other nails other than InterTAN and PFNA. Less than 12Â months follow-up |
Comparators | Single screw cephalomedullary nail (PFNA) | Other nails other than InterTAN and PFNA. Less than 12Â months follow-up |
Outcomes of interest | Functional measures (i.e. quality of life scores and pain, Harris Hip Score) and post-operative implant-related failures (i.e. cutout, varus collapse, shaft fractures), non-union, reoperation/revisions and procedure measures (i.e. operative time, blood loss, fluoroscopy time) | Â |