Prospective Trial on Trochanteric Femur Fractures Treated With or Without a Trochanter Support Plate

A Prospective Randomised Study of Unstable Trochanteric Femur Fractures Treated With Dynamic Hip Screw With and Without a Trochanter Support Plate

Fractures just below the hip often are treated with a so called Gliding Screw and Plate (DHS). Recently a new additional plate called a Trochanter Support Plate (TSP) which attaches to the DHS has become available which is claimed to give extra support to the fracture. In a prospective randomised study we wish to test the hypothesis that the TSP does not give any additional stability to the fracture treated with the DHS.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of unstable trochanteric femur fracture.(Evans-Jensen class.3-5)
• (can include; Patients with cognitive problems (ie. dementia etc)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with pathological fractures
• Multitrauma patients
• Patients not able to walk before the fracture
• Under 19 years old.
• Patients with fractures needing other treatments than gliding hip screws
• Reverse oblique fractures.