2003 年 52 巻 2 号 p. 255-259
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results and problems of surgical treatment for subtrochanteric fractures of the femur. We treated 8 patients with this fracture between April 1997 and March 2001. They consisted of 2 males and 6 females with a mean age of 76 years. Bone union was obtained in all cases. However, there were 18° varus deformity in one case and 2 grade decrease of walking ability in two cases after operation. This fracture tends to be of the comminuted type accompanied by therapeutic problems.