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Operative management of a subtrochanteric fracture in severe osteoporosis. a case report

BACKGROUND: Fractures of the subtrochanteric region of the femur provide several challenges to the operating surgeon due to anatomic and biomechanical peculiarities inherent to this region. These challenges are compounded several times in a severely porotic bone. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case...

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Autores principales: Dhar, Shabir Ahmed, Halwai, Manzoor Ahmed, Wani, Mohammed Iqbal, Butt, Mohammed Farooq
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2584650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-193
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Fractures of the subtrochanteric region of the femur provide several challenges to the operating surgeon due to anatomic and biomechanical peculiarities inherent to this region. These challenges are compounded several times in a severely porotic bone. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case with severe osteoporosis who sustained a subtrochanteric fracture and was managed with a Dynamic condylar screw DCS. Three years after the surgery the patient is pain free and has a full range of motion. CONCLUSION: This highlights the fact that the DCS provides a viable alternative in the management of fractures of the subtrochanteric region in severe osteoporosis. This advantage is particularly manifest in settings where the image intensifier is not easily available.