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This was a retrospective cohort study of low-energy complete ECFs operated with Gamma3T nailing in 2014 and fully monitoring, in patients aged over 65. Ten not distally locked cases, one late cut-out, one cut-through, one osteonecrosis and one pseudarthrosis were discarded. Patients were classified into early cut-out (7\/204; 3.55%) and no early cut-out (197\/204; 96.45%). There was a lower percentage of A2 fractures according to the AO Foundation\/Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification (AO\/OTA, 1997) in early cut-out. IAFF and only the GammaTScore reduction parameter were different for early cut-out, in opposition to immediate PWB, tip-to-apex distance (TAD) or the Baumgaertner\u2013Fogagnolo classification. GammaTScore inversely correlated with consolidation (p &lt; 0.01). Long-term survival time was not statistically significantly lower in the early cut-out group. Small sample of cases may limit our results. 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