Over the period 1998 to 2007 the use of IM nails for pertrochanteric fractures increased from 5% to 20% in Sweden, at the expense of the use of SHS (5). IM nailing has also become more common at our clinic where we since February 2008 use the 3rd generation of the Gamma nail. In this study we investigate if the increased pain after IM nailing, reduced hip function and life quality may correlate to the compression over the fracture and the lateral protrusion of the intramedullary nail.