Ever heard of the horse's third trochanter? It's a part of a bone, and guess what: It can break. While not common, third trochanter fractures can cause almost instant, severe hind limb ...

An intertrochanteric fracture is a specific type of hip fracture. “Intertrochanteric” means “between the trochanters,” which are bony protrusions on the femur (thighbone). They’re the ...

Comparison of a sliding hip screw with a trochanteric lateral support plate to an intramedullary hip screw for fixation of unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures: A cadaver study. J Trauma ...

In patients with pertrochanteric hip fractures coupled with a fractured greater trochanter, intramedullary hip screws achieved superior results compared to dynamic hip screws, according to ...

She was tender to palpation over the greater trochanter and heel tap elicited severe right hip pain. ... (Figs. 1,2) and were negative for acute fracture. Her internist ordered an MRI ...

In the present study, the hip trochanter was selected as the primary endpoint because of its high trabecular bone content, which shows greater and more rapid responses to antiresorptive therapy.