An intertrochanteric fracture is a specific type of hip fracture. “Intertrochanteric” means “between the trochanters,” which are bony protrusions on the femur (thighbone). They’re the ...

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.

How should her case be managed? Hip fractures (categorized according to anatomical location as a femoral-neck fracture or an intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric fracture) can have a devastating ...

Although most patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures can be effectively treated with either sliding hip screws or use of the InterTAN intermedullary device, the InterTAN device provided ...

“Most devices used to stabilize intertrochanteric hip fractures allow for controlled collapse, or shortening, as the fracture heals. Our results indicate that patients who experienced more ...

Osteoporotic hip fracture is associated with significant trabecular bone loss, which is typically characterized as low bone density by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and altered ...

In a displaced fracture, the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight. If the bone is in many pieces, it is called a comminuted fracture.