Fig. 1From: Cementless total hip arthroplasty for failed treatment of subtrochanteric fracturea A 69-year-old man sustained a subtrochanteric fracture of the left femur. b Preoperative radiograph showing the failure of the angled blade plate with screw breakage and nonunion of subtrochanteric fracture 15 months after internal fixation. c The plate was removed and total hip arthroplasty was performed with long femoral stem and reconstruction of fragments with the cable grip system. d Six years postoperatively, the patient returned to unassisted ambulation with a pain-free range of motion of the hip jointBack to article page