Open AccessIntracortical screw insertion plus limited open reduction in treating type 31A3 irreducible intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly
Author(s) -
Xiaowen Huang,
Guqi Hong,
Qiang Zuo,
Qun Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i32.9752
Subject(s) - medicine , intertrochanteric fracture , surgery , reduction (mathematics) , intramedullary rod , internal fixation , orthopedic surgery , fixation (population genetics) , population , geometry , mathematics , environmental health
In most elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures, satisfactory fracture reduction can be achieved by closed reduction using a traction table. However, intertrochanteric fractures cannot achieve satisfactory reduction in a few patients, which is called irreducible intertrochanteric fractures. Especially for type 31A3 irreducible intertrochanteric fractures, limited open reduction of the broken end with different intraoperative reduction methods is required to achieve satisfactory reduction and fixation.