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Table 4 Complications related to neck-shaft-angle

From: Outcome of intramedullary nailing treatment for intertrochanteric femoral fractures

Reduction quality

Total

< 125°

125°–129°

130°–134°

≥ 135°

No secondary surgery

145 (75.1%)

24 (16.6%)

63 (43.4%)

44 (30.3%)

13 (9.0%)

Secondary surgery

48 (24.9%)

12 (25.0%)

17 (34.7%)

17 (34.7%)

1 (2.1%)

Fixation failure

8

4 (50.0%)

3 (37.5%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (12.5%)

Nonunion

12

1 (8.3%)

3 (25.0%)

7 (58.3%)

0 (0.0%)

Infection/hematoma

2

0 (0.0%)

1 (50.0%)

1 (50.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Painful hardware

17

4 (23.5%)

7 (41.2%)

6 (35.3%)

0 (0.0%)

AVN of the femoral head

2

1 (50.0%)

1 (50.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Malunion

6

2 (33.3%)

2 (33.3%)

2 (33.3%)

0 (0.0%)

Heterotopic ossifications

1

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)