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Radiographs showing morphology of a typical intertrochanteric fragility fracture (A), compared with an AFF (B). Whereas the typical fracture has a tortuous crack path indicative of interaction with microstructural features that act as toughening mechanisms, the atypical fracture has a transverse morphology indicative of a brittle fracture process.
