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Intertrochanteric hip fracture treated by immediate mobilisation in a splint. A case-report
Lancet (London, England)
|February 7, 1981
Abstract:
A 64-year-old man sustained an intertrochanteric hip fracture after a fall. He was unsuited for general or spinal anaesthesia so a lightweight inflatable hip spica was fitted for daytime wear. The splint permitted weightbearing and allowed mobility from the day of admission. The patient stopped wearing the spica after 4 weeks and was sent home with a clinical united fracture.