Complications following Treatment of Trochanteric Fractures with the Gamma3 Nail: Is the Latest Version of Gamma Nail Superior to Its Predecessor?

Table 3

Postoperative complications.

Complications	Group A; (𝑛=175)		Group B; (𝑛=192)		𝑃 value
Femoral fracture	—	—	3	1.56%	0.24
Nail breakage	—	—	2	1.04%	0.49
Lag screw cutout	4	2.28%	13	6.77%	0.04*
Distal screw breakage	4	2.28%	4	2.08%	0.72
Loss of reduction	2	1.14%	3	1.56%	1.00
Nonunion	3	1.71%	5	2.60%	0.72
Total	13	7.41%	30	15.62%	0.03*

∗Statistically significant.