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

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 reportedly increased risk of complications such as n...

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Autores principales: Labza, Sönke, Fassola, Isabella, Kunz, Benedict, Ertel, Wolfgang, Krasnici, Senat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28702088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-017-0134-0

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