He was found to have a trochanteric fracture of the right hip and was admitted to the orthopaedic ward for surgical fixation.
We cannot, therefore, compare patients with trochanteric fracture who were subjected to different types of operations.
The health condition of patients with trochanteric hip fracture during their hospital stay was evaluated on the basis of mortality and the appearance of complications.
Of the total of patients with trochanteric hip fracture, 12.1 percent developed some in-hospital complication.
In-hospital mortality rate for trochanteric hip fracture patients was estimated at 4 percent, which is quite similar to rates found in other studies (12;13;19;20).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the hospital cost and the effectiveness of ilosis versus hemiarthroplasty in the management of patients with unstable trochanteric hip fracture.
These include tight-®tting trochanteric belts and sacroiliac supports which aim to align and stabilise the pelvic joints, and may be ®tted by a trained physiotherapist if indicated.
At the thirty-sixth gestational week, there was a signi®cant positive correlation between mean relaxin level and pain in the symphyseal and trochanteric region with onset during pregnancy.
