We treated 28 patients with femoral trochanteric fracture using a short femoral nail with a blade, the Inter Blade Nail System (IBN, Nakashima Medical Co., Ltd. Japan), between October 2010 and July 2011. The mean patient age at the time of surgery was 85 years, the mean operation time was 31 minutes, and the mean follow-up period was 137 days.
The mean tip-apex distance was 15.0mm, and there was no significant difference between the IBN and other short femoral nails. The mean telescoping measure was 5.9 mm. Walking ability was maintained in 67% of the patients postoperatively.
In conclusion, the use of the IBN appears to be usefull for femoral trochanteric fractures, since our clinical result has shown similar result of the conventional model.
