Bony Weight Bearing Disorder Clinical Trial
Official title:
Safety of Immediate Weight-Bearing as Tolerated After Well-Reduced Geriatric Hip Fracture
Purpose: Proximal femur fracture is a major traumatic injury in elderly populations; however, practical postoperative weight-bearing protocols are lacking. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate whether early weight-bearing status after proximal femur nail fixation is associated with any loss of reduction and evaluate the clinical outcomes of this intervention. Patients and methods: For this prospective single center clinical trial study, we recruited 14 proximal femur fracture cases, classified by AO/OTA 2018, receiving intramedullary nail fixation. Clinical outcomes included the Harris functional hip score and VAS pain score. Additionally, demographic data, radiological parameters, time to weight-bearing, mortality rate, medical and surgical complications, and final ambulation status were recorded.
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