Ninety patients with a trochanteric fracture of the femur were treated by Ender-pin fixation during a period from 1980 to 1986 inclusive. Among the 90 patients, there were 17 men and 73 women. The age range was from 36 to 99 years. Most patients sustained their fractures from a simple fall on the floor or the ground. Of the 90 fractures, 51 were classified as stable and 39 as unstable. Our study was undertaken to evaluate these patients with particular regard to shortening of the leg.
