BACKGROUND:: With the gradual aging of the society and the number of osteoporosis increasing, the rate of intertrochanteric fracture of femur is also on the rise. OBJECTIVE:: To multivariately analyze the literature on the intertrochanteric fracture of femur through Science Citation Index (SCI) database and its analysis tool. DESIGN:: Bibliometric analysis. DATA RETRIEVAL:: A retrieval was performed for the literature of the intertrochanteric fracture of femur, including intertrochanteric fracture of femur or intertrochanteric fracture or femoral intertrochanteric fracture, intramedullary nail or nail, dynamic hip screws, femoral head replacement or femoral head arthroplasty or femur head prosthesis replacement during 2001-01 and 2010-12 in SCI database. The retrieval results were analyzed, and the trends were described in words and graphics. SELECTIVE CRITERIA:: Articles on the intertrochanteric fracture of femur including the following types: (1)Peer-reviewed original papers; (2)Proceedings paper; (3)Letters; (4)Conference abstrcts; (5)Reviews; (6)Editorial materials; (7)Corrections. Exclusive criteria were included proofreading, essays, short messaging and unpublished articles. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS:: The literatures were analyzed by publication year, national distribution, institutional information, journal distribution, discipline distribution and citation frequency. RESULTS:: A total of 584 literatures on the intertrochanteric fracture of femur were retrieved in SCI database from 2001 to 2010, in which most of paper were published as original articles. Five articles were identified as classic literature. The overall number of literature had an upward trend from 2001 to 2010. Injury -International Journal of the Care of the Injured published most papers in this field (n=59, 10.10%). CONCLUSION:: This paper provides a valuable reference for researchers to understand the overview and present situation of this field in order to set further research.He JJ, Ge JZ. The 10-year international development trends of intertrochanteric fracture of femur. Zhongguo Zuzhi Gongcheng Yanjiu. 2012;16(22): 4151-4158. [http://www.crter.cn http://en.zglckf.com]