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Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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From: Proximal femoral nail anti-rotation versus cementless bipolar hemiarthroplasty for unstable femoral intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly: a retrospective study

Fig. 2

The patient was a 94-year-old male whofell from a height accidentally on November 12, 2011, causing left hip pain and limited activity. a. X-ray examination showed a left intertrochanteric comminuted fracture; b. Physical examination: mild adduction rotation deformity ofhis left hip; the left limb was approximately2cm shorter than the right limb. On November 15, 2011, he underwent left cementless bipolar hemiarthroplasty (CPH) under spinal anes thesia and Kirschner wire bunched fixation. Postoperative X-ray examination showed good positioning of the fracture and satisfactory positioning of the femoral head prosthesis and wire fixation; c, d. X-ray examination 2 years after the operation showed the left femoral head prosthesis in a good position, with no loosening or dislocation

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