HIP FRACTURES-SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE MGM
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SUMMARY
1. ORIF will be necessary with several choices of fixation hardware.
2. A blade plate and screws may be sufficient in some cases.
3. An intramedullary rod may be required to make an extremely strong fixation through the proximal femur and trochanteric region.
4. In these fractures, rehabilitation may be delayed until fracture healing is evident.
5. Weight bearing progresses from partial to full.
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