INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURES FIXATION WITH PFN AND PFNA2 PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAILS- PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED COMPARATIVE STUDY ASSESSING FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME

Introduction: Trochanteric fractures are among the most common injuries which are usually resulting from minimal to moderate physical trauma to areas of bone signicantly weakened by osteoporosis. The greatest problems for the orthopaedic surgeon to treating the unstable trochanteric fracture and the complications (implant failure, varus collapse, non-union) occur from xation that result of instability. The implants have evolved from extramedullary implants like dynamic hip screw to the intramedullary types of PFNA2 nail. 50 patients were included in our study from July 2019 to July 2021. 25 patient Material And Methods : s were treated with PFNA2 (Group I) and 25 patients with PFN (Group II) Nails. Mean blood loss during surgery was 153.8±10.92 Results : & 201.6±38.48 in group I & group II respectively and the mean duration of surgery in group I and group II was 65.24+6.57 min and 85.44 + 11.08 min respectively. Conclusion : We concluded that use of helical blade PFN is certainly better in 31A2.2 and 31A3.3 type of fracture than screw PFN.