Ashok Kumar P

Department of Orthopaedics, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Publications

• Research Article
  Evaluation of unstable trochanteric fractures treated with natural nail and proximal femoral nail: A prospective comparative study
  Author(s): Yashavntha Kumar C*, Ashok Kumar P, Jain Raj SR, Madhusudhan SK and Harshad M Shah
  
  Introduction: Unstable trochanteric fractures are challenging to treat compared to stable types because of a high complication rate. Most of these fractures were treated by a sliding hip-screw system and cephalomedullary nails. Cepahalomedullary nails have a specific advantage over dynamic screw with regard to union rates and complications. The natural nail is a special type of cephalomedullary nail which provides good compression at the fracture site intraoperatively. It has good functional and radiological results compared to conventional proximal femoral nailing. Materials and Methods: This study was undertaken in patients who were operated between 1st January 2015 to 28th February 2017 at M S Ramaiah Hospital, which is a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore. The study included 62 patients with unstable trochanter fract.. Read More»