PATIENT Female, 30. PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS Intertrochanteric fracture under an arthrodesed hip. CO-EXISTING DISEASES Developmental dysplasia of the hip. MEDICATION Pain • inability to walk. CLINICAL PROCEDURE Open reduction and internal fixation. SPECIALTY Orthopedics and traumatology. OBJECTIVE Rare disease, Unusual setting of medical care. BACKGROUND An intertrochanteric fracture amo...

The use of intramedullary devices to fix intertrochanteric Neck of Femur fractures is an internationally well-established fixation method which demonstrated mechanical and biological advantages, especially in the treatment of unstable fractures patterns. Despite the biomechanically proved advantages of the proximal femoral nails, some complications had occurred over the years. A very rare type ...

INTRODUCTION Fractures of the proximal femur and hip are relatively common injuries in adults and common source of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Many methods have been recommended for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospective analyzed all the patients with fractures of the hip treated with proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) at the ...

hip dislocation occurs when the femur does not break and the force is transmitted towards the hip joint leading to a posterior dislocation of the femoral head with or without posterior acetabular fracture. we present the case of a 26 year old patient involved in motor vehicle accident. clinical and imaging (radiography, ct) examination revealed an intertrochanteric fracture associated with ipsi...

OBJECTIVES Evaluation of patients with a second hip fracture, which means a fracture of the contralateral hip. DESIGN Retrospective database analysis. SETTINGS Academic teaching hospital. PATIENTS All patients who were admitted for their second hip fractures between November 1999 and September 2001 and had their first hip fracture treated in our institution. INTERVENTION In this study, ...

Subcapital femoral neck fractures are a rare complication after fixation of an intertrochanteric fracture with a proximal femoral nail. We report 2 such cases where the patients had severe osteoporosis, based on Singh's index and pathological findings. In one case there was a technical error leading to a tip-apex distance of more than 20 mm, but osteoporosis appeared to be a more significant ca...