Vancouver classification of periprosthetic hip fractures

Last revised by Leonardo Lustosa ◉ on 17 Sep 2023

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Citation:

Glick Y, Lustosa L, Weerakkody Y, et al. Vancouver classification of periprosthetic hip fractures. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52713

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52713

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/52713

rID:

52713

Article created:

18 Apr 2017, Yaïr Glick ◉

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At the time the article was created Yaïr Glick had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

17 Sep 2023, Leonardo Lustosa ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Leonardo Lustosa had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

12 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Trauma, Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Classifications

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Duncan and Masri classification

The Vancouver classification of periprosthetic hip fractures proposed by Duncan and Masri is the most widely used classification system. It takes into account the fracture site, the status of the femoral implant, and the quality of surrounding femoral bone stock.

Classification

type A: fractures involve the trochanteric area
- A(G): greater trochanter
- A(L): lesser trochanter
type B: around the stem or just below it
- B1: stem stable
- B2: stem loose
- B3: stem loose, bone stock inadequate
type C: well below the stem