Intertrochanteric femur fracture: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Occur via fall in elderly or osteoporotic | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Typically pain, swelling, ecchymosis | |||
**May lose 1-2L of blood | |||
*Unable to bear weight | |||
*Shortening and external rotation if fracture is significantly displaced | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
{{Proximal femur fracture diagnosis}} | {{Proximal femur fracture diagnosis}} | ||
===Evaluation=== | |||
[[File:Garden's Classification.jpg|thumb|Garden's classification of intertrochanteric fractures]] | |||
*Stable (Garden's type I and II) | |||
**Lesser trochanter non-displaced, no comminution, medial cortices of prox/distal fragments aligned | |||
*Unstable (Garden's type III and IV) | |||
**Displacement occurs, comminution is present, or multiple fracture lines exist | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
**Admit for eventual ORIF | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Admit | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 22:05, 8 June 2015
Background
- Occur via fall in elderly or osteoporotic
Clinical Features
- Typically pain, swelling, ecchymosis
- May lose 1-2L of blood
- Unable to bear weight
- Shortening and external rotation if fracture is significantly displaced
Differential Diagnosis
Femur Fracture Types
Proximal
- Intracapsular
- Extracapsular
Shaft
- Mid-shaft femur fracture (all subtrochanteric)
Diagnosis
- Consider AP pelvis in addition to AP/lateral views to compare contralateral side
- Consider MRI if strong clinical suspicion but negative x-ray
Evaluation
- Stable (Garden's type I and II)
- Lesser trochanter non-displaced, no comminution, medial cortices of prox/distal fragments aligned
- Unstable (Garden's type III and IV)
- Displacement occurs, comminution is present, or multiple fracture lines exist
Management
- Admit for eventual ORIF
Disposition
- Admit