title: Osteoporotic pertrochanteric fractures can be successfully treated with external fixation.
authors.affiliation: Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, University of Bologna, Via G.C. Pupilli I, 401-36 Bologna, Italy. a.moroni@ior.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faldini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pegreffi
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoang-Kim
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giannini
mesh_terms: D016267:External Fixators; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*