Extracapsular fracture

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An extracapsular fracture is a bone fracture near a joint but still located outside the joint capsule.{{Cite web|url=http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/extracapsular+fracture|title=Extracapsular fracture}}

Examples of extracapsular fractures are intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric hip fractures.{{cn|date=August 2021}}