Abstract:Background: Intertrochanteric fractures account for 60% of all proximal fractures of femur and most of these fractures occur in patients over 65 years of age and mostly affect females. They are fixed mostly either by proximal femoral nails (PFN) or dynamic hip screw (DHS) post reduction under C-arm images. Objective: To evaluation by CT the quality of reduction in the horizontal plane. Patients and methods: Prospective study including 20 patients operated for intertrochanteric fracture femur between April 2019… Show more
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