Dündar, Abdulrahimİpek, DenizZehir, Sinan2023-02-012023-02-012022Dündar, A., Ipek, D., & Zehir, S. (2022). Treatment of Basicervical Femoral Fracture With Retractable Talon Hip Compression Screw. Cureus, 14(1).2168-8184http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20951https://hdl.handle.net/11491/8440Background Basicervical femoral fractures (BFFs) are rare and biomechanically unstable. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Talon™ DistalFix™ (Orthopedic Designs North America, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA) nail for the treatment of BFFs with a novel design. Methodology In this retrospective study, 25 patients with BFFs were analyzed between January 2016 and March 2020 at our institute. All patients were treated with the Talon™ DistalFix™ nail. Patients over the age of 60 years with basicervical fractures caused by low-energy trauma were included in this study. For inclusion into the study, the minimum follow-up time had to be longer than six months. The postoperative radiographic bone union, operative time, tip-apex distance (TAD), sliding distance of the lag screw, quality of fracture reduction, and major complications such as cut-out, non-union of the fracture, femoral head collapse, and cut-through were recorded. The Harris Hip Score was used to evaluate hip function at the end of the follow-up period. Results The mean follow-up period was 22 months (range, 16-28 months), and the mean age was 77.8 years (range, 61-91 years). The average sliding distance of the lag screw was 5.7 mm (range, 0.2-13.1 mm). The mean TAD of immediate postoperative view was 20.8 mm (range, 18.7-23.7 mm), and the TAD was 10 mm. Conclusions According to the clinical and radiological findings of this study, treatment with the Talon™ DistalFix™ nail showed satisfactory results. Hence, it can be a suitable option in the treatment of BFFs.enAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHarris Hip ScoreTip-Apex DistanceCephalomedullary NailRetractable TalonBasicervical Femoral FracturesArticle14110.7759/cureus.20951N/AWOS:00074172500002235154931