An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Department of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fes., Morocco
Research Article
Outcomes of surgical management of per-trochanteric fractures: About 363 cases
Author(s):
Chaibou Badarou*, Espoir Amour Mokoko Louckou, Harouna Ide Zakariyaou, Eldrissi Mohammed, Shimi Mohammed, Elibrahimi Abdelhalim and Elmrini Abdelmajid
Background: Per trochanteric fractures are undoubtedly the lesions most frequently encountered in traumatology, particularly in the elderly, where they retain a high mortality rate The aim of our study was to evaluate the functional and radiological results of the surgical management of per trochanteric fractures.
Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study of 363 cases of per trochanteric fractures taken care of and followed from January 2012 to December 2016. The average age was 68.89 years (23-100 years) with 59.2% men and 40.8% women. 97.5% had support (protected or not) before trauma compared with 2.5% non-autonomous. The evolution of the consolidation and functional score of Parker and Palmer was evaluated at 1; 3; 6 and 12 months.
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