Chapter-65 The Intertrochanteric Fracture
BOOK TITLE: Hip Surgery: An Odyssey
Author
1. Sarmiento Augusto
ISBN
9789350253601
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11547_65
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
13
Author Affiliations
1.
Universities of Miami and Southern California
Past President of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, 33101, USA,
Universities of Miami and Southern California, USA
Chapter keywords
intertrochanteric fracture,
intramedullary nailing,
morbidity,
mortality,
medial cortex,
proximal fragment,
distal fragment,
extremity,
muscles contraction,
femoral cortex,
prefracture angle