Score: Fielding classification

Use: Subtrochanteric femur fractures

Type I

Fracture at the level of the lesser trochanter

Type II

Fracture within 2.5 cm of the lesser trochanter

Type III

Fracture between 2 - 2.5 cm of the lesser trochanter

Reference

Classification and Diagnosis in Orthopaedic Trauma. Editors: Rahij Anwar, Kenneth W. R. Tuson, Shah Alam Khan. Cambridge University Press, 2008