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pertrochanteric

pertrochanteric adjective: passing through the (greater) trochanter.

Adjective

pertrochanteric (not comparable)

  1. Passing through the (greater) trochanter
    • Unstable 4 part pertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur without lateral cortical support presents considerable technical problem in treatment and the risk of failure is high with any implant.2015 May 15, Jaydeep Shah, Ben A Marson, “A case report of Progressive subluxation leading to an anterior dislocation of the hip following sliding hip screw fixation for pertrochanteric Extracapsular...

Origin of pertrochanteric

From per- + trochanteric.

Questions about pertrochanteric

What does pertrochanteric mean?
Pertrochanteric means passing through the (greater) trochanter.
What part of speech is pertrochanteric?
Pertrochanteric is an adjective.

Words near pertrochanteric in the dictionary

  1. pertly
  2. pertness
  3. pertnesses
  4. pertook
  5. pertransient
  6. pertrochanteric
  7. perts
  8. pertsevite
  9. pertubation
  10. pertuisan
  11. pertuisans

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