Kumar 1996.

Methods	Randomised trial ‐ method of randomisation not stated
Participants	138 patients with an unstable trochanteric hip fracture treated with a SHS Hospital in Mumbai, India Mean age: 58 years (range 28‐101) % male: 59% Number lost to follow up: 18 (13%)
Interventions	Medialisation osteotomy versus anatomical reduction
Outcomes	Length of follow up: 6 months Length of surgery Operative blood loss Failure of fixation Pain Mortality Limping Mobility Walking distance
Notes	The results for 28 patients were not included: 10 of these died and 18 were lost to follow up by 6 weeks. More of the patients allocated to the osteotomy group had their operation performed by a senior surgeon
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear