Background
Definition![Garden 3 Displaced Subcapital](/sites/default/files/LowerLimb/Garden 3 Subcapital NOF.jpg)
Fracture distal to articular surface & proximal to intertrochanteric region
Epidemiology
On average 4 years younger than intertrochanteric fracture
One year mortality as high as 36%
Only 1/3 will return to pre-fracture living environment