COXOFEMORAL BYPASS IN UNSTABLE TROCHANTERIC FRACTURES – A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: Intertrochanteric fractures are the most common fractures around the hip in the elderly.around half of them are unstable three or four part fractures. Stable fractures can be very well managed with intramedullary devices but unstable fractures especially in the elderly when trated with such devices have many drawbacks and complications. Coxofemoral bypass is a very good alternative in such group of patients which allows early mobilization of the patient. This is a prospective study toAims And Objectives: analyze the functional outcome of primary hemiarthroplasty in unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the elderly osteoporotic population. Materials And Methods: It is a prospective study conducted in the Department of Orthopaedics, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam from NOVEMBER 2019 to October 2021. The sample size is 25. Of all the patients operated with hemiarthroplasty, the postoperative harrisResults: hipscore was very satisfactory and all the patients could be made to weight bear within one week postoperatively.