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Hip fracture types in men and women change differently with age

BMC Geriatrics, 2010
Background Hip fractures are expensive and a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. In most studies hip fractures have been viewed as a unitary fracture but recently the two main types of fracture (intertrochanteric and subcapital ...
Chesworth Bert, Crilly Richard G, Tanner David A, Kloseck Marita, Gilliland Jason   +4 more
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Concomitant posterior hip dislocation, ipsilateral intertrochanteric- and proximal tibial- fractures with popliteal artery injury: a challenging trauma mélange

Clinics and Practice, 2015
Constellation of ipsilateral posterior hip dislocation, intertrochanteric- and proximal tibial fracture with popliteal artery injury is rare. Management of this presentation is challenging.
Pranit N. Chotai, Nabil A. Ebraheim, Ryan Hart, Andrew Wassef   +3 more
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Morphology and Fixation Pitfalls of a Highly Unstable Intertrochanteric Fracture Variant

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015
Purpose. To describe a variant of intertrochanteric fracture not well-characterised in the existing classification systems. Methods. 10 women and 2 men aged 59 to 98 (median, 80) years with intertrochanteric fractures characterised by a low ...
Bryan Yijia Tan, Adrian Cheng Kiang Lau, Ernest Beng Kee Kwek   +2 more
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Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fracture With Dynamic Hip Screw Versus Proximal Femoral Nail [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Background: Intertrochanteric fractures are of the most common fractures encountered in orthopedic practice. Several devices have been developed to obtain accurate reduction and stable surgical fixation. Dynamic hip screw (DHS) and Proximal femoral nail (
Ahmed Mohamed Nofal, Ahmed Gaber, Mohamed Atiya, Mohamed Shafiq   +3 more
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Does Implant Selection Affect Mobility After Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture?

, 2017
Hip fracture care costs our health care system billions of dollars annually and is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Less than thirty-five percent of patients regain their pre-fracture mobility status.
Haugen, Brittany
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Femur intertrochanteric fractures [PDF]

, 2014
Fractures that occur in the area between large and small trochanter are called intertrochanteric femur fractures. Beside femur neck fractures, intertrochanteric femur fractures are one of the most significant health problems seen in old patients. Over 75%
Kılıç B., Çatıkkaş F., Yücel A.S., Zekioğlu A.   +3 more
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Treatment of intertrochanteric fracture with DHS

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2003
Background and Objective: Intertrochanteric fracture, which occurs in intertrochanteric line, is very common among elderly ages with slight and severe trauma. There are several forms of treatment of this fracture.
M Bahrami
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Valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy for non-union of femoral neck fracture.

, 2006
In spite of improved surgical techniques and fixation devices, non-union still reportedly occurs in 10-30% of cases of femoral neck fracture. A variety of methods of treatment that preserve the femoral head have been described, yet there are few reports ...
Won, YY, Kang, CH, Ki-Cheol Bae, Min, BW, Kwang-Soon Song, Bae, KC, Byung-Woo Min, Shin-Yoon Kim, Song, KS, Ye-Yeon Won, Kim, SY, Chul-Hyung Kang   +11 more
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Bilateral simultaneous intertrochanteric fractures of femur without major trauma

, 2015
Ekrem Aydin, Turan Cihan Dülgeroğlu, Hasan Metineren Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dumlupinar University School of Medicine, Kutahya, Turkey Abstract: Bilateral simultaneous intertrochanteric femur fractures are rare and usually occur
Metineren H, Aydın E, Dülgeroğlu TC   +2 more
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Research Progress on the Treatment of Geriatric Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures with Proximal Femur Bionic Nails (PFBNs)

Orthopaedic Surgery
Intertrochanteric femur fracture is the most common hip fracture in elderly people, and the academic community has reached a consensus that early surgery is imperative.
Wenyu Duan, Hao Liang, Xiaolong Fan, Dongming Zhou, Yulu Wang, Haidong Zhang   +5 more
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