Fig. 1A–D.

Patient 4 was a 67-year-old woman who had pain in her right thigh. (A) Her radiograph shows a transverse fracture line and thickening of the lateral cortex at the subtrochanteric area. (B) Her bone scan shows hot uptake at the subtrochanteric area. (C) She experienced a slip after 1 month of followup. Her radiograph shows a completely displaced fracture. She underwent internal fixation using a compression hip screw. (D) Twelve months postoperatively, her radiograph shows complete union of the fracture.