Safe and Effective Reduction Technique for Intertrochanteric Fracture with Ipsilateral Below-Knee Amputated Limb

The positioning of the patient on the fracture table is critical for the successful reduction and operative fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures. However, this manipulation is challenging with patients who have undergone amputations of their legs. A 97-year-old man presented to the emergency...

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Main Authors: Hironori Ochi, Tomonori Baba, Takahiro Hamanaka, Yu Ozaki, Taiji Watari, Yasuhiro Homma, Mikio Matsumoto, Kazuo Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2672905
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