Vancouver classification

The Vancouver classification is a grading system used in orthopaedics to determine management of post-operative periprosthetic femoral fractures following a hip arthroplasty. It is named for the city Vancouver, home province of the University of British Columbia where the authors of the 1995 paper worked. The Vancouver classification is a grading system used in orthopaedics to determine management of post-operative periprosthetic femoral fractures following a hip arthroplasty. It is named for the city Vancouver, home province of the University of British Columbia where the authors of the 1995 paper worked.