Subtrochanteric Fractures — Avoid Malreduction ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:47 EXPLAINER 2:28 EXPLAINER 3:01 EXPLAINER 3:41 Read the image 4:16 EXPLAINER 6:07 EXPLAINER 7:20 EXPLAINER 7:34 Read the image 8:20 EXPLAINER 8:43 EXPLAINER 9:08 EXPLAINER 11:51 EXPLAINER 12:04 Read the image 12:34 EXPLAINER 13:15 EXPLAINER 14:35 EXPLAINER 15:59 Read the image 16:35 EXPLAINER 17:12 EXPLAINER 18:04 Recap & sources Control the proximal fragment before the nail locks the deformity in In this OrthoVellum master lecture • Muscle forces explain the predictable deformity • Reduction must be achieved before guidewire and reaming • A lateral start point creates varus • Percutaneous tools are planned, not rescue improvisations • Final fluoroscopy must confirm length, rotation and both-plane alignment Full clinical topic and references: https://orthovellum.com/topics/subtrochanteric-fractures Image credits • Tonogai I et al., Case Rep Orthop (PMC4129925) — CC BY — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129925/ • Case reports in orthopedics — cc by — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13213072 • Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) — cc by — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC12839861 • Malaysian orthopaedic journal — cc by — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13133578 • OrthoVellum — OrthoVellum original asset • Advances in orthopedics — cc by — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC6230414 • Orthopaedic surgery — cc by — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC10925515 • Yon et al., Medicina (2025), CC BY 4.0 — CC BY 4.0 — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC11766848#medicina-61-00112-g004 • Al-Humairi et al., Cureus (2025), CC BY 4.0 — CC BY 4.0 — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC12318351#cureus-0017-00000087263-i01 • Lee et al., Journal of Clinical Medicine (2026), CC BY 4.0 — CC BY 4.0 — https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13258431#jcm-15-04375-g001 Educational only — not individual medical advice. #orthopaedics #orthopedics #medicaleducation #orthovellum Orthovellum.com