Radiological outcome of acute subtrochanteric fractures fixed with Recon intramedullary nailing, a retrospective case series.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiological outcome of acute subtrochanteric fractures fixed with Recon intramedullary nail. Charts of 48 patients with subtrochanteric fractures treated with Recon IM Nailing from January 2014 to December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty (62%) patients were male and 18 (38%) were female. The mean age was 52±7 years. The most common mechanism of injury was road traffic accident (RTA) which was in 27 (56%) patients followed by a history of fall in 18 (38%) patients. Mean Radiological Healing time was 14±2 weeks. The mean duration of surgery was 2.27±1 hours while Mean Hospital Stay was 5±2 days. Four patients had delayed fracture healing. This study suggests that intramedullary nailing in Recon Mode is a reliable and effective device especially for subtrochanteric fractures, leading to a high rate of bone union and minimal complications.