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Intertrochanteric Femural Fracture
DHS Case 1

Elderly female with intertrochanteric femur fracture.

A/P hip view shown.

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Treated with DHS with 4 hole plate.

A/P intraop view shown.

Biomet Hip Screw

Biomet Vari-Angle Screw

DePuy TiMax cannulated screws

OrthoHelix MaxTorque

Orthofix PCCP (T,V)

Smit&Neph Cannulate screws (T)

Stryker Asnis Screws

Stryker DHS

Synthes DHS/DCS

Synthes Prox Femur

Synthes 6.5/7.0 screws (T)

Lateral intr-op view demonstrates malreduction with screw not postioned in center-center postion and TAD>25mm.
Post-op image fracture demonstrating early collapse.
Post-op A/P hip view demonstrating continured collapse.
A/P view demonstrating screw cut-out and fixation failure.
Treated with conversion to bipolar hemiarthroplasty, post-op A/P view shown.
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