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Introduction: Hip fracture is a major public health problem because of its prevalence, economic costs, and health conse quences. Intertrochanteric hip fractures account for approxi mately half of the hip fractures in the elderly; out of this more than 50% fractures are unstable. Displacement and stability of an intertrochanteric fracture are an important determinant of treatment. Aims and objectives:To find out the level of recovery in diffe rent types of intertrochanteric hip fractures and to assess the functional capacity of patients who had an intertrochanteric hip fractures of different types. Materials and methods:Fourteen subjects who underwent hip surgery for stable or unstable intertrochanteric fracture with internal fixation since 6 months to 1 year in the age group of 40 to 60 years were analyzed using the Harris hip score (HHS) to assess the level of recovery of the patient.Results: Fourteen subjects with intertrochanteric fracture were recruited for the study. The pain component of HHS depicts that stable type of an intertrochanteric fracture displays a better mean pain score of 40.00 (SD = 0.00) compared to unstable type with a mean score of 36.29 (SD = 6.05) and the score for activity limitation concludes that there is less activity limitation in stable type compared to the unstable type of an intertrochanteric fracture with a mean score of 34.86 (SD = 6.69) and 23.86 (SD = 14.06) respectively. Deformity infers that stable type of intertrochanteric fracture shows less defor mity at a score of 0.000 as compared to unstable type at 0.571 (SD = 1.51) and score for range of motion (ROM) is limited in stable type with a score of 3.86 (SD = 0.72) compared to 4.13 (SD = 0.55) scored by unstable type of intertrochanteric fracture group. The results for HHS shows stable type of intertrochanteric fracture displays a better HHS at 78.71 (SD = 6.18) compared to 64.85 (SD = 16.33) scored by unstable type group. A statistical

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Background: Football is the most popular sport worldwide. Although participation in football leads to significant physical benefits, high velocity trauma and direct contact between the players have made football a kind of sport, connecting both the consequences of chronic overuse and acute injuries. There is a growing interest witnessed in football amongst younger age groups participating at a competitive level. However, increased participation predisposes the immature skeleton to injuries. The prevention of injury is important to minimize problems in the adolescent age group. Thus the purpose of our study is to evaluate lower extremity domains affected in male adolescent football players. Methodology:The study subjects included were from club, district and state level football associations in the age group of 12 to 18 years. Demographic data and Lower Extremity Functional Scale was recorded.Results: The players showed affection of these activities: difficulty while running on uneven ground, in making sharp turns while running and hopping. Conclusion:The study concluded that there was mild impairment affecting the lower extremity function in football players.