Desjardins 1993.

Methods	Randomised using computer generated list
Participants	127 patients with unstable intertrochanteric proximal femoral fractures treated with a SHS Orthopaedic hospitals in Montreal, Canada Mean age: 80.5 years (range 60‐99) % male: 23% Number lost to follow up: 18 (14%)
Interventions	Dimon and Hughston medial displacement osteotomy versus anatomical reduction
Outcomes	Length of follow up: mean 11 months Length of surgery Operative blood loss Cut‐out of implant Fixation failure rate Reoperation Deep sepsis Mortality Length of hospital stay Any medical complications Failure to return to residential status Failure to regain mobility Varus deformity
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear