Author(s)

Kazuhiro Imai

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An 87-year-old woman with a residual dislocated hip suffered a trochanteric fracture on the ipsilateral side. The fracture was treated by open reduction and internal fixation surgery with good results. To treat a proximal femoral fracture of the residual dislocated hip in an elderly patient, the patient’s overall status, pre-fracture ability, hip joint configuration, and fracture pattern should be considered.

Congenital/Developmental Dislocation of the Hip, Trochanteric Fracture, Elderly Woman

K. Imai, "Trochanteric Fracture of a Congenital/Developmental Dislocation of the Hip in an Elderly Woman: A Case Report," Open Journal of Orthopedics, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2011, pp. 1-4. doi: 10.4236/ojo.2011.11001.