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This review highlights the relevant anatomy of the intertrochanteric area and provides an overview of various classification systems for intertrochanteric fractures.
This article provides an overview of the relevant anatomy and classification systems for intertrochanteric fractures.
May aid fracture classification in practice; leaves open validation of systems in contemporary trials.
Intertrochanteric fracture is one of the most common fractures around the hip especially in the elderly due to trivial trauma. This fracture is encountered by almost all Orthopaedic surgeon and hence appropriate knowledge of relevant anatomy and classification is very important to deal with such fractures. This article will highlight the relevant anatomy of intertrochanteric area and will provide an overview of various classification systems.
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Kumar et al. (2022) conducted a review in Intertrochanteric fracture. This review highlights the relevant anatomy of the intertrochanteric area and provides an overview of various classification systems for intertrochanteric fractures.
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