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Highlights • Simultaneous bilateral hip fractures in the elderly are rare and usually have a symmetric pattern.• Intracapsular fractures on one side and trochanteric on the other are even rarer.•… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Simultaneous bilateral hip fractures in the elderly are rare and usually have a symmetric pattern.• Intracapsular fractures on one side and trochanteric on the other are even rarer.• They are caused by a spontaneous fracture which causes a fall on the contralateral side.• The trochanteric fracture should be operated first to avoid possible complications.
Keywords:
fracture;
simultaneous bilateral;
bilateral asymmetric;
case;
asymmetric hip
Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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