关键词: 高龄患者, 股骨粗隆间骨折, 研究进展

Abstract: ［Abstract］ With the increase of population aging， the incidence of intertrochanter fracture of femur is also gradually increasing. In the United States， more than 200 000 people have this fracture every year， and the mortality rate has risen from 15% to 30%. It is pedicted that by 2025 year， the average annual incidence of intertrochanter fracture will reach 2.6 million to 4.6 million， and the number of unstable fractures will increase. Treatment of intertrochanter fracture includes conservative treatment and surgical treatment. Conservative treatment cycle is relatively long， prone to complications， such as hip rotation， hip varus， muscle atrophy， limb shortening， deformity and other adverse phenomena. The elderly patients due to stay in bed for a long time during the treatment， prone to urinary system infection， bedsore， falling pneumonia， lower extremity venous thrombosis and joint stiffness contracture and other complications. Because of so many shortcomings of conservative treatment， surgical treatment is becoming the first choice for the treatment of intertrochanter fracture of femur. In this paper， the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of femur in elderly patients in China in recent years is reviewed.

Key words: Elderly, research progress, intertrochanteric fracture of femur