An extracapsular fracture is a bone fracture near a joint but still located outside the joint capsule.1
Examples of extracapsular fractures are intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures.
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Extracapsular fracture
An extracapsular fracture is a bone fracture near a joint but still located outside the joint capsule.