Background: Intertrochanteric hip fractures are extra-capsular fractures of the proximal femur that occur between the greater and lesser trochanters. Those fractures are one of the most common fractures encountered in orthopedic practice. They represent about 50% of all hip fractures. Epidemiological studies have shown increasing incidence of proximal femoral fractures, due to life expectancy of the general population during the past few decades.