title: Current trends in periprosthetic hip fractures: a review of the literature and an analysis of three clinical cases.
abstract: It is the purpose of this study to review current trends and guidelines in the treatment of periprosthetic hip fractures, and to report three cases of patients operated on and treated by different types of instrumentation: Modified Mennen plate by De Puy, Dall-Miles trochanteric grip, Zimmer cable-ready plate.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Apparato Locomotore, Università di Roma La Sapienza Ortopedia e traumatologia geriatrica.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amici
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ciatti
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation