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This is incorrect. Garden Type fracture classification is for intra-capsular fractures only. Garden Type II fracture is where the fracture is non-displaced but a completed fracture.
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c
Garden Type II
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This is incorrect. Garden Type fracture classification is for intra-capsular fractures only. Garden Type III fracture is where the fracture is completed but only partially displaced.
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d
Garden Type III
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This answer is correct. This fracture is in -fact extra-capsular as it is outside of the capsule. As this fracture is between the greater and lesser trochanter, it can be further sub-classified into an Inter-trochanteric neck of femur fracture.
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a
None of the above
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This is incorrect. Garden Type fracture classification is for intra-capsular fractures only. Garden Type I fracture is where the fracture is non-displaced and an incomplete fracture.
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b
Garden Type I
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This is incorrect. Garden Type fracture classification is for intra-capsular fractures only. Garden type IV fracture is where the fracture is completed and fully displaced.
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e
Garden Type IV
Concept
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fractured neck of femur
Topic
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Orthopaedics
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An 82-year-old male fell over in his garden. On examination, his left leg is shortened and externally rotated. On imaging, you see a fracture between the greater and lesser trochanter of the femur.

What is the classification of this type of fracture?
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