Pipkin classification

The Pipkin classification is a system of categorizing femoral head hip fractures based on the fracture pattern.

Classification

Type	Description
I	Fracture below the fovea; not involving weight-bearing surface of the head
II	Fracture above the fovea; involving weight-bearing surface of the head
III	Type I or II fracture with associated femoral neck fracture
IV	Type I or II fracture with associated acetabulum fracture

General

Humerus fracture:	Supracondylar Holstein–Lewis fracture

Forearm fracture:	Ulnar fracture Monteggia fracture Hume fracture Radius fracture/Distal radius Galeazzi Colles' Smith's Barton's Essex-Lopresti fracture

Leg

Tibia fracture:	Bumper fracture Segond fracture Gosselin fracture Toddler's fracture Pilon fracture Plafond fracture Tillaux fracture

Fibular fracture:	Maisonneuve fracture Le Fort fracture of ankle Bosworth fracture

Combined tibia and fibula fracture:	Trimalleolar fracture Bimalleolar fracture Pott's fracture

Crus fracture:	Patella fracture

Femoral fracture:	Hip fracture

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