Femoral Shaft Fractures

Current Concepts in Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures

Length unstable fractures and fractures at the proximal ends of femur may be managed by submuscular plating or external fixation. For children above 11 years of ...

Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures

The annual rate of children who present with femoral shaft fracture has been estimated at 19 per 100,000.1. Boys have a higher risk of fracture ...

Femoral Shaft Fracture Treatment Fort Lauderdale - Dr Daniel Chan

Hip surgeon, Dr Daniel Chan in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach, FL treats femoral shaft fracture, transverse fracture, oblique fracture, ...

Femoral-Shaft Fractures Treated by Medullary Nailing

Medullary nailing of long-bone fractures is not a new procedure. It was used in ancient times in severe compound fractures. Nicolaysen in 1897 proposed such a ...

Femoral Shaft Fractures Denver, Colorado - Dr Stephen Thon

Dr Stephen Thon in Denver, Aurora and Englewood, Colorado offers treatment for hip femoral shaft fractures. For appointments, please call (303) 789-3000.

Considerations in Surgical Timing for Femoral Shaft Fractures

Femoral shaft fractures are a common orthopaedic injury. They are generally treated with intramedullary nailing. The optimal timing of operative treatment ...

Prevalence of femoral shaft fractures and associated injuries among ...

Fractures of the neck of femur (6.9%) and tibia (15.5%) were more among patients aged from 30 to <60 years, while distal femoral fractures were more among ...

Femoral Shaft Fractures | The Bone School

Femoral Shaft Fractures · 1. Simple dislocation. - may be able to reduce hip with proximal steinman pin · 2. Dislocation with Pipkin fracture. - may need ...

Winquist and Hansen Classification of Femoral Fractures

Reference: Winquist, R. A. and S. T. Hansen, Jr. (1980). “Comminuted fractures of the femoral shaft treated by intramedullary nailing.” Orthop Clin North ...

Treatment of femoral shaft fractures in the spinal cord injury patient ...

Femoral shaft fractures make up approximately. 63 per cent of long bone fractures seen in this chronic SCI group (Comarr,. Hutchinson & Bors, 1962). These ...

Nailing Femoral Shaft Fractures: Starting Point Tips and Tricks

A video from Anjan Shah (as part of FORE 2016 Current Solutions in Orthopaedic Trauma), posted on Mar 14, 2017.

Early Rehabilitation Following Surgical Fixation of a Femoral Shaft ...

Correction of the fracture with an intramedullary nail inserted into the femur is the standard of care for surgical fixation. Fracture healing ...

Femoral Shaft Fractures - Patricio Grob, DO - YouTube

Dr. Patricio Grob, a well-known fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who practices at Morristown Medical Center explains his method for ...

Broken Femur: Causes and Treatment - Verywell Health

Surgery. Femoral shaft and proximal femur fractures almost always require surgery, which typically occurs within 24 to 48 hours of the injury.1.

Femoral Fractures - Physiopedia

Femoral Shaft Fractures: more common in men after a high-energy impact or in elderly women after a low-energy fall. They can be described as follows: Type I - ...

TENS for the surgical management of femoral shaft fractures in 6-14 ...

TENS (Titanium Elastic Nailing System) is very effective in management of paediatric shaft femur fractures in the age group of 6-14 years with advantages of ...

Surgical fixation of ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures

The preliminary fixation of the femoral neck prevents displacement of the femoral neck fracture during nail insertion and shaft fixation. To ...

Risk of hip, subtrochanteric, and femoral shaft fractures among mid ...

Principal findings. This study provides real world data on the incidence rates of subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femur fractures with verified ...

Femoral Shaft Fractures | Radiology Key

Winquist grade 1 fractures are transverse or short oblique with less than 25% comminution. Grade 2 fractures have 25 to 50% shaft width ...

Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures fixation with proximal ...

Combined ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures are an uncommon type of fractures. A number of different implant options are available ...