Symptomatic displacement of the lesser trochanter following trochanteric fracture fixation.
Unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures are characterized by comminution of the posteromedial cortex, resulting in a fragment of variable size containing the lesser trochanter. Controversy exists as to whether it is necessary to perform reduction and fixation of this fragment. This case lends further support to the practice of fixating the lesser trochanteric fragment in unstable intertrochanteric fractures.
Rokito
A S
AS
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City.
Simon
M
M
Koval
K J
KJ
Zuckerman
J D
JD
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography