Garden Classification of hip fracture

Classification

Type 1: incomplete

Type 2: complete - no displacement

• internal fixation - screws/pins
• mobilize rapidly, out of bed on post-operative day 1
• usually weight-bearing as tolerated

Type 3: complete, partial displacement

Type 4: complete, total displacement

• open reduction, internal fixation if possible for patients < 70 years of age, pins/screws
• weight-bearing determined by the surgeon - varies from full to partial to toe touch initially

Additional terms

• hip fracture