Surgical Treatment of the Atypical Femoral Fracture: Overcoming Femoral Bowing

Atypical femoral fractures differ from ordinary femoral diaphyseal or subtrochanteric fractures in several aspects. Although several authors have reported the results of surgical treatment for atypical femoral fractures, the rate of complications (e.g., delayed union, nonunion, fixation failure, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lee, Kyung-Jae, Min, Byung-Woo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Hip Society 2018
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6284073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30534538
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2018.30.4.202
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Sumario:Atypical femoral fractures differ from ordinary femoral diaphyseal or subtrochanteric fractures in several aspects. Although several authors have reported the results of surgical treatment for atypical femoral fractures, the rate of complications (e.g., delayed union, nonunion, fixation failure, and reoperation) is still high. Therefore, we reviewed principles of surgical treatment and describe useful methods for overcoming femoral bowing in these high-risk patients.

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