Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Femur in an Ankylosed Hip: A Case Report

Intertrochanteric fractures of the femur in ankylosed hips are extremely rare. The aims of the operative management for elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures are to prevent general complications, to maintain mobility, and to relieve pain. The optimal management to achieve these goals is...

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Autores principales: Devkota, Pramod, Ahmad, Shiraz, Pande, Ketan C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Thieme Revnter Publicações Ltda 2019
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6923655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31875075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2017.11.016
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description Intertrochanteric fractures of the femur in ankylosed hips are extremely rare. The aims of the operative management for elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures are to prevent general complications, to maintain mobility, and to relieve pain. The optimal management to achieve these goals is not clear. The authors present a case of a 74-year-old man with an intertrochanteric fracture of the femur in an ankylosed hip. The fracture was managed surgically with dynamic hip screws and cannulated screws. Two years after the surgery, good union was observed at the fracture, and the patient was ambulating independently.
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spelling pubmed-69236552019-12-24 Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Femur in an Ankylosed Hip: A Case Report Devkota, Pramod Ahmad, Shiraz Pande, Ketan C. Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) Intertrochanteric fractures of the femur in ankylosed hips are extremely rare. The aims of the operative management for elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures are to prevent general complications, to maintain mobility, and to relieve pain. The optimal management to achieve these goals is not clear. The authors present a case of a 74-year-old man with an intertrochanteric fracture of the femur in an ankylosed hip. The fracture was managed surgically with dynamic hip screws and cannulated screws. Two years after the surgery, good union was observed at the fracture, and the patient was ambulating independently. Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Thieme Revnter Publicações Ltda 2019-12 2019-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6923655/ /pubmed/31875075 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2017.11.016 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Femur in an Ankylosed Hip: A Case Report
title_sort intertrochanteric fracture of the femur in an ankylosed hip: a case report
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