intertrochanteric


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Related to intertrochanteric: intertrochanteric fracture, subtrochanteric
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intertrochanteric

adj intertrocantérico, intertrocantéreo
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Differences between sexes were also found regarding the length of the intertrochanteric line in the present study: 66.47 [+ or -] 0.59 mm for males and 60.80 [+ or -] 0.42 mm for females (p < 0.0001).
Sexual Diagnosis Through Morphometric Evaluation of the Proximal Femur/El Diagnostico Sexual a traves de la Evaluacion Morfometrica del Femur Proximal
"The X-ray showed an intertrochanteric hip fracture," Hanks continued, reading.
WAR-TORN POLAND AS PAST TENSE
MRI is the gold standard for diagnosis, showing marrow edema of the femoral head, starting subarticularly and potentially extending to the intertrochanteric area and femoral neck (Fig.
Spectrum of skeletal disorders during the peripartum period: MRI patterns
Intertrochanteric fractures are one of the most common fracture of the hip especially in the elderly with osteoporotic bones, usually due to low-energy trauma like simple falls.
EVALUATION OF VARIOUS METHODS OF TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE FIXATION AND THEIR COMPARISON-A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
A t-test was used to compare differences in mean cortical thickness between the femoral head, femoral neck, greater trochanter, intertrochanteric region, and subtrochanteric region between the osteoporotic proximal femur subjects.
A Novel MRI Tool for Evaluating Cortical Bone Thickness of the Proximal Femur
Owing to the good blood supply in intertrochanteric femur fractures, conservative treatment is possible because of the low incidence of non-union and avascular necrosis, but the complications of immobilization in elderly patients lead to increased mortality and morbidity up to 60% with conservative treatment (1, 2).
Is External Fixation Valid Option for Pertrochanteric Fractures in High-Risk Patients?
This study aimed to assess the differences in proximal femoral geometry parameters between patients with femoral neck fractures and patients with intertrochanteric fractures to provide guidance for individualized customized prosthesis and accurate reconstruction of proximal femurs in elderly Chinese patients.
Comparison of Proximal Femoral Geometry and Risk Factors between Femoral Neck Fractures and Femoral Intertrochanteric Fractures in an Elderly Chinese Population
Smith & Nephew announced at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting in Orlando two new studies on patients recovering from hip fractures, showing 'positive' clinical results and cost savings through using its Intertan Intertrochanteric Antegrade.
Smith & Nephew's Intertan nail featured in two new studies on hip fractures
The most common fracture was intertrochanteric fracture.
PREOPERATIVE TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER LIMB FRACTURES; ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME OF SURGERY, POST-OPERATIVE AMBULATION AND HOSPITAL STAY
Fractures of the proximal femur is a very important topic in the field of orthopedic surgery, but much of that attention is placed on fractures of the femoral neck and intertrochanteric areas.
Management of Subtrochanteric Proximal Femur Fractures: A Review of Recent Literature
Subsequent whole-body CT and nuclear medicine scan found multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules with central cavitation and a destructive right intertrochanteric lytic lesion with pathological fracture (Figure 3).
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