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. 2009 Jun 10;34(4):485–489. doi: 10.1007/s00264-009-0815-0

Table 2.

Treatment and outcome

Fracture type Treatment method Outcome
Excellent Good Poor
A (N = 1) Conservative 1 - -
B1 (N = 7) DCP (3) 1 1 1 non-union
Long stem revision (4) 2 - 1 dislocation, 1 infected nonunion
B2 (N = 42) Long stem revision alone (19) 14 5 -
Long stem revision with DCP (8) 5 3 -
Distal locking long stem revision (15) 6 3 2 dislocation, 3 stem subsidence, 1 nonunion
B3 (N = 17) Distal locking long stem revision (8) 3 2 3 stem subsidence
Long stem revision alone (9) 4 2 3 infection
C (N = 5) ORIF (4) 3 1 -
Distal locking long stem revision (1) - 1 -
Total 39 (54%) 18 (25%) 15 (21%)

DCP dynamic compression plate, ORIF open reduction internal fixation