Primary hemiarthroplasty with Leinbach prosthesis in the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures

Abstract Between 1986-1992, in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, 24 elderly osteoporotic patients with unstable intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures were treated by primary hemiartroplasty with Leinbach prosthesis. Mean follow-up period is 14.2 months (3 months-45 months). We have obtained excellent, very good and good results in 66.7-100% of the patients and poor results in 0-33.3 % of the patients. Özet 1986-1992 yılları arasında GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Servisi nde anstabil intertrokanterik ve subtrokanterik kalça kırığı olan, ileri derecede osteoporotik ve yaşlı 24 hasta primer olarak Leinbach protezleri konularak tedavi edildi. Takip süremiz ortalama 14.2 aydır (3 ay -45 ay). Olgularımızın %66.7-100 ünde mükemmel, çokiyi ve iyi, %0-33.3’sinde ise kötü sonuç elde edilmiştir.