Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of the main nail length of Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation for Asian type (PFNA-Ⅱ) on the clinical efficacy and safety of patients with intertrochanteric fracture of type A1 or A2. Methods Sixty patients with intertrochanteric fracture of type A1 or 2 were chosen in the period from April 2012 to April 2015 in our hospital and randomly divided into group A (30 patients) with main nail length of 240 mm and group B (30 patients) with main nail length of 170 mm for PFNA-Ⅱ. The peri-operative indicator values, the rate of nail tip anterior abutment, the Harris function score of hip during follow-up and the incidence of postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. Results The operation time, the dominant blood loss, the hidden blood loss and the hospital staying time were (64.82 ±11.54) min, (156.34 ±35.16) ml, (258.86 ±51.95) ml and (9.76 ±1.26) d respectively in the group A, and were(45.31 ±7.89) min, (94.70 ±17.33) ml, (176.25 ±40.71) ml and (9.51 ±1.20) d respectively in the group B. The operation time and the hospital staying time were significantly shorter, the dominant blood loss and the hidden blood loss were significantly less in the group B compared to the group A (P < 0.05). The blood transfusion rate of the group A and the group B were separately 46.67%(14/30) and 20.00%(6/30). The blood transfusion rate of the group B was significantly lower than that of the group A (x2 = 4.800, P= 0.028). The rate of nail tip anterior abutment of the group A and the group B were separately 53.33%(16/30) and 13.33%(4/30). The rate of nail tip anterior abutment of the group B was significantly lower than that of the group A (x2 =10.800,P = 0.001). The Harris function score of hip during follow-up was (80.76 ±4.33) points in the group A and (81.23 ±4.42) points in the group B, there was no significant difference between the two groups (t =1.075, P= 0.283). The incidence of postoperative complications was 6.67% (2/30) in the group A and 3.33%(1/30) in the group B, there was no significant difference between the two groups (x2 = 0.352, P= 0.554). Conclusions Compared with main nail length of 240 mm, main nail length of 170 mm for PFNA-Ⅱin the treatment of patients with intertrochanteric fracture of type A1 or A2 possesses the advantages including simple operation, minimal invasion and short recovery time without influnece on the hip joint function recovery or increase the risk of postoperative complications.