SIMULTANEOUS IPSILATERAL INTERTROCHANTERIC AND SUB TROCHANTERIC FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR: A CASE REPORT

Severe hip fracture occur predominantly after low-energy trauma in older patients with osteoporosis. The same type of fracture in young patients is usually associated with high-energy trauma. However, hip fracture from high-energy traumas highlight the importance of a regimented and meticulous exam to assess for other concomitant injuries, such as pelvic fractures, intraperitoneal injuries, hemopneumothoraces, or other immediate life-threatening injuries.Therefore, the proper initial management options are critical, as early failures and subsequent salvage surgery can be accompanied by significant morbidity.This is the case report with detailed history, examination of 40 years-old male patient hadintertrochanteric femur fracture with ipsilateral subtrochantric fracture.