Screws vs fixed angle plates
Mobility · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced
It is very uncertain whether screws changes mobility: walking as before fracture, or using 1 walking stick now… compared with fixed angle plates (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.66 [0.35, 1.25]1 study · 70 participantsVery low