title: Subtrochanteric fractures of the femur.
abstract: The results of treatment of fifty-six patients with subtrochanteric fractures of the femur are presented and a new classification of these fractures is described. In forty-seven fractures treated with internal fixation there were nine failures of fixation. One type of lesion, the three-part spiral subtrochanteric fracture, occurred  eighteen times and accounted for eight of the failures of fixation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014143:Traction