Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2020; 11(11): 483-491
Published online Nov 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i11.483
Does proximal femoral nail antirotation achieve better outcome than previous-generation proximal femoral nail?
Seung-Hoon Baek, Seunggil Baek, Heejae Won, Jee-Wook Yoon, Chul-Hee Jung, Shin-Yoon Kim
Seung-Hoon Baek, Heejae Won, Jee-Wook Yoon, Chul-Hee Jung, Shin-Yoon Kim, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41944, South Korea
Seung-Hoon Baek, Shin-Yoon Kim, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, South Korea
Seunggil Baek, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Goodssen Hospital, Daegu 42010, South Korea
Author contributions: Yoon JW and Jung CH collected the demographic data; Baek SH and Baek S contributed to the data interpretation; Baek SH, Baek S and Won H contributed to the manuscript preparation; Baek SH, Won H and Kim SY edited the manuscript; all authors gave final approval of the version to be submitted and any revised versions.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Kyungpook National University Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: This retrospective study was approved by the Institutional Review Board in our institution which waived informed consents.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Shin-Yoon Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 130 Dongdeok-ro, Jung-Gu, Daegu 41944, South Korea. syukim@knu.ac.kr
Received: June 17, 2020
Peer-review started: June 17, 2020
First decision: July 21, 2020
Revised: July 29, 2020
Accepted: September 1, 2020
Article in press: September 1, 2020
Published online: November 18, 2020
Core Tip

Core Tip: There are few studies comparing the clinical outcomes and radiographic results in elderly patients with pertrochanteric femoral fracture (PFF) receiving proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) and those receiving the previous-generation proximal femoral nail. PFNA using a helical blade demonstrated better clinical and radiographic outcomes in terms of clinical score, sliding distance and cutout rate in elderly patients with PFF.