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Table 1 Cohort characteristics

From: Routine early post-operative X-ray following internal fixation of intertrochanteric femoral fractures is unjustified: a quality improvement study

Characteristic

Cohort (N = 100)

Age

Mean = 79.8 years

Sex

 Men

26

 Women

74

Pre-operative ambulation

 Independent

49

 Cane-assisted

13

 Walker-assisted

29

 Wheelchair

1

 Bed ridden

5

Fracture type

 AO31A1

25

 AO31A2

54

 AO31A3

21

Fixation typec

Dynamic hip screw

16

Intramedullary nail

84

 Gamma3

62

 PFT

4

 Zimmer

9

PFNA

9

TADa

21.63 mm (SD = 3.53)

NSAb

129.29° (SD = 5.89)

Fixator location

 Center-center

81

 Center-inferior

16

 Posterior-inferior

2

 Posterior-center

1

  1. aTAD tip apex distance
  2. bNSA neck shaft angle
  3. cFixation devices: Gamma3® (Stryker, MI); PFNA® (DePuy Synthes, PA); Targon® PFT/PF, (Aesculap, PA); Zimmer’s nail®, (Zimmer, IN); Dynamic hip screw (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, TN)
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X