Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case Report
We herein report a rare case of an intertrochanteric fracture complicated with an ankylosed hip joint in a 76-year-old man. Generally, operative treatment is performed for elderly people with intertrochanteric fractures to prevent general complications, maintain mobility, and release pain. However,...
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| description | We herein report a rare case of an intertrochanteric fracture complicated with an ankylosed hip joint in a 76-year-old man. Generally, operative treatment is performed for elderly people with intertrochanteric fractures to prevent general complications, maintain mobility, and release pain. However, intertrochanteric fractures of ankylosed hip joints are rare, and the optimal surgery for this condition is unknown. In addition, surgical fracture repair is challenging because unusual instability of the fracture site is suspected owing to the long lever arm of the lower extremity. Nevertheless, we successfully treated this rare fracture using a gamma nail, which may be a useful implant with which to treat this type of fracture if the status of the arthrodesed hip joint allows. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5c27b8cb5ed453abf2bdd1d648c4fd22025-08-20T03:26:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572012-01-01201210.1155/2012/278156278156Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case ReportDaichi Ishimaru0Satoshi Nozawa1Masato Maeda2Katsuji Shimizu3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Takayama Red Cross Hospital, 3-11 Tenman, Takayama, Gifu 506-8550, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Takayama Red Cross Hospital, 3-11 Tenman, Takayama, Gifu 506-8550, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, JapanWe herein report a rare case of an intertrochanteric fracture complicated with an ankylosed hip joint in a 76-year-old man. Generally, operative treatment is performed for elderly people with intertrochanteric fractures to prevent general complications, maintain mobility, and release pain. However, intertrochanteric fractures of ankylosed hip joints are rare, and the optimal surgery for this condition is unknown. In addition, surgical fracture repair is challenging because unusual instability of the fracture site is suspected owing to the long lever arm of the lower extremity. Nevertheless, we successfully treated this rare fracture using a gamma nail, which may be a useful implant with which to treat this type of fracture if the status of the arthrodesed hip joint allows.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/278156 |
| spellingShingle | Daichi Ishimaru Satoshi Nozawa Masato Maeda Katsuji Shimizu Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case Report Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case Report |
| title_full | Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case Report |
| title_short | Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Ankylosed Hip Joint Treated by a Gamma Nail: A Case Report |
| title_sort | intertrochanteric fracture of the ankylosed hip joint treated by a gamma nail a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/278156 |
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