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ARCE MORERA, Enrique; PADRON PULDON, Lázara; MARTINEZ VAZQUEZ, Sadir  y  BELLO MIRABAL, Alicia. Conservative treatment in patient presenting with fracture of both hips. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.1, pp.123-127. ISSN 0864-2125.

This is a case presentation related to an intertrochanteric fracture of right femur without a satisfactory result with the applied surgical technique. We choose to conservative treatment and after home rehabilitation, as sequela remains 3 cm shortening in its right lower extremity correcting the inferior extremity discrepancy rising the footwear waking in an acceptable way. Four years later he suffered a new fall and in this occasion also had a intertrochanteric fracture of left femur applying again a conservative treatment and after a long period of physiotherapy at home and after the specialist authorization to walk there is a 3 cm shortening of left inferior extremity and with abolition of right footwear rise, it is possible the correction and acceptable gait with the help of a walker.

Palabras clave : Intertrochanteric fracture; home rehabilitation.

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