What is trochanteric fracture?
trochanteric fracture is a break of bones affecting the upper area of the femur or femur, where there are two bony forgiveness known as a larger trochanter and a smaller trochanter. There may be several types of trochanteric fractures, some of them at the same time. Internal fractures are fractures of bones between two trochangers, while subtrochanteric fractures occur just below trochanters, where the femoral shaft begins. The trochanteric fractures of avulsion are those in which the fragment of the bone belonging to one of the trochangers breaks away from the femoral bone. The head of the femur, in the shape of the ball, is a part that is coped with acetabul, a drawer created by the penetration of Ilia, Ischia and the pubis pelvic bones. Angling down and out of the hip joint is the neck of the femur. Larger and smaller trochangers are found at the base of the femoral neck.
on the outer bone bone forming a greater trochanter of great importance, while the smaller trochanter forms a small wound on the inner boundary of the femurThose a short distance below. These bony landmarks are significant because they are where the bones change the direction, while the shaft leans down and inside the neck base and because there are places for several hip and thigh muscles. In the anatomical drawings of the upper femur, an imaginary line is often included as an intertrochanteric line that intersects the femoral head and neck and forms a middle point between larger and smaller trochangers.
The type of trochanteric fracture called an interarochanteric fracture is the one in which bones are broken perpendicular to the intertrochanteric line. It looks like a crack between two trochangers and can be partial or complete. Surgery is typically necessary to treat interarochanteric fractures.
often accompanying this type of trochanteric fracture is a fracture of avulsion of larger or smaller trochanter. It tends to occur as a result of an intense contraction attaching muscle such as gluteus maximus or iliopsoas thatThe trochanter fragment leaves the bone. Avulsion fracture can be treated with rest and can be accompanied by injuries of muscle tendons.
Another type of trochanteric fracture is a subtrochanteric fracture. This type of fracture usually occurs in the same direction as the interarochanteric fracture, but lower than or below trochanter. It can be a similarly serious fracture of the femur that requires surgical repair.