A Case of Lower Extremity Weakness with Foot Drop Following Intramedullary Nailing of a Pathologic Femoral Fracture

A 62-year-old woman presented with a pathologic femoral fracture. She underwent bilateral femoral intramedullary nailing (IMN) fixation, and her postoperative course was complicated by worsening lower extremity weakness and foot drop. Lumbar imaging identified vertebral compression fractures with fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gusho, Charles A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31949995
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6561

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31949995
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6561

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