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SUBMITTER: Wang HH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5963620 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oncotarget 20180102 35
In this network meta-analysis, we determined the optimal surgical method for treating unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures. We searched the EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Medline databases for studies evaluating sliding hip screws (SHS), gamma nail (GN) or proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) methods, and included nine randomized controlled trials that met the inclusion criteria. Our analysis showed no differences in the rates of complications between SHS and PFNA relative to GN (<i>p ...[more]