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ArticleFrontiers in medical technology2026

Clinical efficacy of the lateral decubitus position in the treatment of irreducible trochanteric fractures with bisection of the lesser trochanter.

Xiang Yu, Hong-Kui Hu, Yu-Zhi Li, Xiao-Kai Li, Fan-Cheng Chen, Xu Li, Hai-Jian Lu, Bao-Qing Yu, Rong-Guang Ao

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Article in Frontiers in medical technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xiang Yu *Orthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Hong-Kui Hu *Orthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Yu-Zhi LiOrthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Xiao-Kai LiOrthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Fan-Cheng ChenOrthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Xu LiOrthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Hai-Jian LuOrthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Bao-Qing YuOrthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.
Rong-Guang AoOrthopedics Department, The Seventh People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of the lateral decubitus position versus the supine traction table position in patients with irreducible trochanteric fractures featuring bisection of the lesser trochanter. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 48 patients with this fracture pattern. Patients were divided into Group A (supine on traction table, Results: Compared with the supine traction table group, the lateral decubitus group demonstrated significantly shorter preoperative preparation time (10.86 ± 2.24 vs. 18.21 ± 5.13 min, Conclusion: For irreducible trochanteric fractures with bisected lesser trochanters, the lateral decubitus position serves as an optimized surgical workflow and is associated with perioperative efficiency benefits over the supine traction table position, including significantly shortened operative time, reduced fluoroscopy use, and decreased blood loss.

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bisection of the lesser trochanterinternal fixationlateral decubitus positiontraction tabletrochanteric fracture

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