Doyle, Daniel S. Horwitz, MD, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed data from nearly 3,000 intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with short proximal femoral nails between 2007 and 2023.

In the case of a hip fracture, operating on a patient with dementia can be a difficult decision to make. Indeed, surgery exposes patients with dementia to a higher mortality rate, more delirium ...

With the aging population, intertrochanteric femur fractures have become a critical public health concern, prompting a surge in research focused on trauma orthopedics. Traditional internal ...

Some 38% to 50% of fractures in the hip area are intertrochanteric. Intertrochanteric fractures are rare in younger people. Your risk increases as you age and your bones become weaker.

Background: Dynamic hip screw (DHS) is one of the most widely internal fixations for stabilizing intertrochanteric fracture, however, with a high risk of postoperative complications. The triangle ...

AP, group with only available pelvis ap view; DHS, dynamic hip screw; FNF, femoral neck fracture(s); IMN, intramedullary nail; ITF, intertrochanteric fracture(s); LAT, group with available pelvis ap ...

These fractures occur if the ball of the ball-and-socket joint is broken at the top of the femur. Intertrochanteric hip fractures: These fractures occur just below the femoral neck and can be repaired ...

It hurts a lot, but you’re on a walker for four to six weeks and then it heals and you get better, but if you have a femoral neck fracture, intertrochanteric, subtrochanteric fracture ...