Hydroxyapatite-coated screws prevent lag screw cut-out in trochanteric fractures fixed with DHS: a prospective randomised study

ùDynamic Hip Screw is wide3ly used to treat trochanteric fractures, althrought significant failure rates have been reported due to lag screw cut-out. This study was designed to compare tratment with DHS fixed with either standard or hydroxyapatite coated lag in cortical screw in elderly osteoporotic throcanteric fracture patients