title: Should comminuted trochanteric fractures of the hip in the elderly be reduced before fixation?
abstract: Twenty patients with comminuted trochanteric fractures underwent fixation in the position of deformity. We explain the principles and rationale of this technique and analyse our results.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography