Splitting of the Proximal Femur With a New Femoral Nail

Abstract

We present a case of a 19-year-old woman with a closed diaphyseal femur fracture and who had fixation of the fracture using a newer lateral entry nail, which resulted in an intraoperative proximal femur fracture. The patient underwent revision the following day and subsequently returned to regular activity without signs of implant failure or loss of reduction at latest follow-up. Caution should be exercised with the use of new implants that require a change in customary technique. In addition, some concern must be raised by the amount of offset from the top of this particular nail to its long axis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA630183

Entities

People

  • Daniel J. Stinner
  • David A. Brown
  • Joseph R. Hsu

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Bone Fractures
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Services
  • Information Operations
  • Learning
  • Lower Extremity
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Radiography
  • Soft Tissues
  • Splitting
  • Stresses
  • Tomography
  • United States
  • Wounds And Injuries
  • X-Ray Computed Tomography

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.