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Association between trochanteric fractures and gluteal muscle size, density in older women: a cross-sectional study at a university hospital
Detailed analysis using an age cut-off of 80 to examine gluteal muscle characteristics in relation to hip fracture classification ... top of the acetabulum to 3 cm or more below the lesser trochanter ...
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Management of two-level proximal femoral fractures
We present the case of an 82-year-old female, who experienced a ground-level fall on the trochanter of the right femur. X-rays showed a proximal femoral fracture (PFF) with an unclear and unusual ...
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Life-Threatening Proximal Femoral Fracture—Dislocation of the Lesser Trochanter Fragment at the Femoral Vascular Axis
The current surgical standard for pertrochanteric femoral fractures is minimally invasive nail osteosynthesis, whereby the lesser trochanter fragment is usually not reduced or fixed. However ...