ArticleJournal of medical case reports2010
A simple technique to position patients with bilateral above-knee amputations for operative fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of the femur: a case report.
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- Femoral neck fractures in patients with prior lower-limb amputation: a two-case series and narrative review of surgical decision-making.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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- Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture in a High-Above-Knee Amputee: Technical Tips for Intraoperative Planning and Implant Selection with Literature Review.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- A Successful Method of Attaining Traction in Above-Knee Amputation Patients With Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures.Cureus · 2024Article
- Management and Outcomes of Hip Fractures in Lower Limb Amputees: A Case Series.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- ORIF of an intertrochanteric fracture proximal to an above-knee amputation using two AO femoral distractors.Trauma case reports · 2023Article
- Intracapsular fracture of the proximal femur in a bilateral above-knee amputee: A case report with technical tips for intraoperative positioning and literature review.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2022Review
- Management of Femoral Neck Fracture in Above Knee Amputee with Femoral Neck System: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2022Article
- A Simple Method for Positioning the Traction Table during Fixation Surgery for a Displaced Femoral Trochanteric Fracture in a Patient Following Ipsilateral Above-the-knee Amputation: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2020Article
- Safe and Effective Reduction Technique for Intertrochanteric Fracture with Ipsilateral Below-Knee Amputated Limb.Case reports in orthopedics · 2017Article
- Neck of femur fracture fixation in a bilateral amputee: an uncommon condition requiring an improvised fracture table positioning technique.BMJ case reports · 2014Article
- A Simple Technique for the Positioning of a Patient with an above Knee Amputation for an Ipsilateral Extracapsular Hip Fracture Fixation.Case reports in orthopedics · 2013Article
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Abstract
introductionIntertrochanteric fractures of the femur are common fractures in the elderly, and management includes operative fixation after patient positioning on the fracture table. Patients with bilateral above-knee amputations are challenging in terms of positioning on the table. We describe a simple technique to overcome this special problem. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old wheelchair-bound Caucasian man with bilateral above-knee amputations presented to our hospital after a fall. Plain radiographs showed an intertrochanteric fracture of the femur, and operative fixation with a dynamic hip screw was planned. His positioning on the table posed a particular problem, and therefore we developed a technique to overcome this problem.
conclusionPositioning of patients for fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of the femur poses a particular problem that can be solved by using our simple technique.
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