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. 2009 Apr 15;2009(2):CD000522. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000522.pub2

Mattsson 2005.

Methods Randomised using closed envelopes
Participants 112 patients with an unstable trochanteric hip fracture treated with a SHS 
 Three hospitals in Sweden 
 Mean age: 82 years (range not stated) 
 male: 19% 
 Number lost to follow up: 14 (13%)
Interventions Augmentation of a SHS fixation of a trochanteric fracture with calcium phosphate cement (Norian SRS) versus SHS fixation without cement.
Outcomes Length of follow up: 6 months 
 Length of surgery 
 Operative blood loss 
 Sliding of the SHS 
 Cut‐out of the implant 
 Delayed union of the fracture 
 Loosening of the plate 
 Reoperation 
 Abductor strength 
 Mortality 
 Length of hospital stay 
 Pain (at 1 week, 6 weeks, 6 months) 
 Ability to rise from a chair, get of a toilet, climb a step 
 Mobility 
 SF36 outcome score
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear