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Created page with "<section begin="traumatology" />'''Trochanteric (femur) fractures''' are a type of hip fracture. Pertrochanteric and intertrochanteric fractures are at the level of the greater and lesser trochanter, while subtrochanteric fractures are more distal. Pertrochanteric fractures involve both trochanters, whereas the fracture line of an intertrochanteric fracture runs between the trochanters, but the difference is small and so these terms are often used interchangeably. Th..."