Blunt Hohman-Lever Technique for Reduction of Intertrochanteric Fracture – A Surgical Technique
Raviraj A.
Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560076, India.
K. Abhishek Sugumar
Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560076, India.
Vidyasagar Maalepati
Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560076, India.
Vivek Kumar N. Savsani
Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560076, India.
Ashish Anand *
VA Medical Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. and William Carey School of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
We present a 60 years old patient who presented to us with history of domestic fall and sustained injury to the right hip and was diagnosed with trochanteric fracture right side. As closed reduction was not acceptable and bone spike was not available in the set, we designed our own technique of using a bone lever introduced from the same incision from where reaming/nail insertion was done. To the best of our knowledge this technique has never been described before in english literature. Since our first case we have tried it in 6 other patients and without any issues.
Keywords: Blunt bone-lever technique, trochanteric fracture, surgical technique, injury.