Fracture of the hip

Question 1

Intertrochanteric fracture

Answer 1

pain
external rotation and shortening of the affected leg
too painful to move hip
bone blood flow is usually intact and can be repaired with ORIF (open reduction and internal fixation) using a compression-type screw, cephalomedullary nail, intramedullary nail, pin or laterally placed side plate.

Question 2

open fractrue

Answer 2

communication between the fracture site and the outside world through a break in the skin and soft tissue