INTRODUCTION: @entity173 are a leading cause of disability among the elderly. Internal fixation is the gold standard treatment. However, it may be challenging in the high-risk population. We present our results using external fixator in trochanteric fractures in the elderly. @entity1 AND METHODS: During 2005-2012, twenty-three high-risk elderly @entity1 (average age 70 years) with trochanteric @entity174 were managed using percutaneous external fixation (EF). RESULTS: At one year follow-up, 86% returned to pre- @entity174 ambulatory status. Average time to fixator removal was 14 weeks. There were no cases of pin loosening, breakage, or penetration of femoral head. CONCLUSION: Advantages of EF include avoidance of delay, use of local/regional anesthesia, and shorter duration of surgery, @entity190 and hospital stay. EF is an acceptable alternative in this @entity1 population, given the associated co-morbidities and especially due to limited resources in developing countries.

Outcomes of trochanteric external fixation for geriatric inter-trochanteric XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity173 :: ('MESH:D006620', 'Disease') :: ['Trochanteric fractures'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fracture']
@entity173 :: (MESH:D006620,Disease) :: ['hip fractures']
