J Korean Fract Soc.
1995 Jan;8(1):54-60.
Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fractures of Femur in Elderly Patients over 65 Years Old
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
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- The ipsilateral femur fracture after hip arthroplasty is rare, but serious complication. And its treatment is difficult and controversial. We experienced 6 patients who had the hip arthroplasty complicated by an ipsilateral femur fracture in postoperative period at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang Univesity from February 1990 to December 1993. The Type 1 fracture was 1 case, and 2 Type IV-A, and 1 Type IV-3, and 2 Type V according to AAOS classification. Bony union and satisfactory clinical results were achieved in all 6 cases.
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