Post-operative Anemia in Lateral Fractures of the Femur.

Post-operative Anemia in Lateral Fragility Fractures of the Femur. A Prospective Observational Study in Three Different Intramedullary Nails

It was conducted a prospective study with a series of 45 patients with lateral fragility fractures of the femur treated by three different intramedullary nails. Patients were randomized in Group A (15 patients treated by Affixus Zimmer-Biomet), Group B (15 patients treated by EBA2 - Citieffe) and Group C (15 patients treated by Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation Synthes).

One independent observer performed seven biochemical evaluations (hemoglobin serum value) from admission to patient discharge. Surgical time and Blood transfusions number were reported for each partecipant.

Inclusion Criteria:

• femur fractures type 31-A1, A2, A3 (Muller ME, Nazarian S, Kock P et al.);
• age more than 65 years;

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with neurological diseases;
• finding of anemia before surgery;