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Orthopaedics

Proximal Femur Fractures (AO Based)

Built from AO Surgery Reference: Orthopedic Trauma, Adult Trauma (AO Foundation)

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    Overview

    • Introduction
    • Fracture groups of the proximal femur
    • Outcomes in elderly hip fracture patients
    • Anatomy and biomechanics
    • Blood supply of the femoral head
    • Blood supply of the femoral head
    • Intracapsular versus extracapsular injury
    • Intracapsular versus extracapsular injury
    • Lateral wall of the greater trochanter
    • Lateral wall of the greater trochanter
    • Clinical and radiographic assessment
    • Clinical and radiographic examination
    • Clinical and radiographic examination
    • Indications for CT and MRI
    • Indications for CT and MRI
    • Perioperative care of the elderly
    • AO/OTA classification
    • 31A: trochanteric fractures
    • 31A: trochanteric fractures
    • 31B: femoral neck fractures
    • 31B: femoral neck fractures
    • 31C: femoral head fractures
    • 31C: femoral head fractures
    • AO/OTA type tree for the proximal femur
    • Fracture types as drawn by AO
    • Fracture types as drawn by AO (cont.)
    • Fracture types as drawn by AO (cont.)
    • Trochanteric fractures (31A)
    • Options: isolated trochanter fractures
    • Options: isolated trochanter fractures
    • Simple pertrochanteric fractures (31A1)
    • Options: simple pertrochanteric (31A1)
    • Options: simple pertrochanteric (31A1) (cont.)
    • Multifragmentary pertrochanteric (31A2)
    • Multifragmentary pertrochanteric (31A2)
    • Options: multifragmentary (31A2)
    • Options: multifragmentary (31A2)
    • Intertrochanteric fractures (31A3)
    • Intertrochanteric fractures (31A3)
    • Options: intertrochanteric (31A3)
    • Options: intertrochanteric (31A3)
    • Decision logic: trochanteric fractures
    • Femoral neck fractures (31B)
    • Impacted or nondisplaced subcapital (31B1)
    • Options: impacted or nondisplaced (31B1)
    • Options: impacted or nondisplaced (31B1)
    • Displaced neck fractures: principles
    • Options: displaced neck fractures
    • Options: displaced neck fractures (cont.)
    • Shear and basicervical fractures
    • Shear and basicervical fractures
    • Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip
    • Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip
    • Decision logic: femoral neck fractures
    • Femoral head and combined injuries
    • Femoral head fractures: principles
    • Options: femoral head fractures
    • Options: femoral head fractures (cont.)
    • Combined injuries: preferred treatment
    • Combined injuries: preferred treatment
    • Operative techniques
    • Patient positioning options
    • Patient positioning options
    • Intraoperative imaging of the hip
    • Intraoperative imaging of the hip
    • Reduction sequence
    • Reduction sequence
    • Acceptable reduction on fluoroscopy
    • Acceptable reduction on fluoroscopy
    • Approaches to the proximal femur
    • Approaches to the proximal femur
    • Cannulated screw fixation steps
    • Cannulated screw fixation steps
    • Femoral neck system: steps
    • Femoral neck system: steps
    • Sliding hip screw: steps
    • Sliding hip screw: steps
    • Cephalomedullary nailing: steps
    • Cephalomedullary nailing: steps
    • DHS with trochanter stabilization plate
    • DHS with trochanter stabilization plate
    • Hemiarthroplasty: key steps
    • Hemiarthroplasty: key steps
    • Aftercare and complications
    • Weight bearing after surgery
    • Weight bearing after surgery
    • Complications: femoral neck fractures
    • Complications: trochanteric fractures
    • Complications: trochanteric fractures
    • Care with minimal resources
    • Care with minimal resources
    • Take-home messages
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