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Bilateral femoral concurrent neck with shaft fractures – A case report

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Reports, 2023
Background: Bilateral femoral concurrent neck with shaft fracture is rare and requires meticulous planning to achieve successful outcome. Case: We report a rare case of bilateral femoral concurrent neck with shaft fracture.
Zackariya Mohamed Jafrullah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The treatment of primary tumors of the femur with chemotherapy (if indicated), resection and reconstruction with an endoprosthesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
The treatment protocol of 15 patients with a primary tumor of the femur, including osteosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma and chondrosar-coma is presented. All patients had been selected for resection and reconstruction with an endoprosthesis.
Göeken, L.N.H.   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

The Epidemiology of Adult Distal Femoral Shaft Fractures in a Central London Major Trauma Centre Over Five Years

open access: yesThe Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2017
Background: Distal femoral fractures account for 3-6% of adult femoral fractures and 0.4% of all fractures and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates.
Akib M Khan, Quen O. Tang, D. Spicer
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Antiresorptive Drugs and the Risk of Femoral Shaft Fracture in Men and Women With Osteoporosis: A Cohort Study Using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims of Japan

open access: yesJournal of Epidemiology, 2023
Background: This cohort study aimed to estimate incidence rates of femoral shaft fracture in patients who were treated with antiresorptive drugs. Methods: We used data from the National Database of Health Insurance Claims of Japan from April 2009 and ...
Takumi Imai   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preoperative incidence and risk factors of deep venous thrombosis in patients with isolated femoral shaft fracture

open access: yesBMC Surgery, 2022
Background Preoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities delays surgery in patients with femoral shaft fractures and impairs functional recovery.
Weijie Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anterior approach for sciatic nerve localization: A novel observational pilot study utilizing sonoanatomical landmarks

open access: yesThe Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
Background: Anterior approach to sciatic nerve (SN) block has been an underutilized technique due to the technical difficulties and lack of accurate landmarks to guide the localization of the nerve.
Rupali Singh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delayed recognition of an ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fracture leading to preventable subsequent complications: a case report

open access: yesPatient Safety in Surgery, 2017
Background Ipsilateral femoral shaft and neck fractures are rare injuries, affecting mostly young patients who sustained high-energy traumas. In 19–50% of cases, the femoral fracture is misdiagnosed or overlooked at the initial presentation, with ...
Sönke Labza   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Femoral Shaft Cortical Pathology associated with longterm Alendronate Therapy: A New Classification [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2013
There are reported cases of cortical reaction over the tension side of the normal femoral shafts in patients on long term treatment with alendronate, leading to subsequent femoral shaft fractures.
MK Kwan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Concepts in Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures

open access: yesThe Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2017
Pediatric femoral shaft fractures account for less than 2% of all fractures in children. However, these are the most common pediatric fractures necessitating hospitalization and are associated with prolonged hospital stay, prolonged immobilization and ...
R. John   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Elimination of the Femoral Neck in Measuring Femoral Version Allows for Less Variance in Interobserver Reliability

open access: yesMedicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Producing consistent measures of femoral version amongst observers are necessary to allow for an assessment of version for possible corrective procedures.
Radomir Dimovski   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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