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Dilemma for Fracture Fixation of Paediatric Ipsilateral Neck with Shaft Femur Fracture
Author(s) -
Jaswinder Singh,
John Mukhopadhaya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.1007/s43465-020-00315-z
Subject(s) - medicine , malunion , avascular necrosis , surgery , coxa vara , orthopedic surgery , femoral neck , femur , fixation (population genetics) , femur fracture , nonunion , femoral head , population , osteoporosis , environmental health , endocrinology
Ipsilateral femoral neck with shaft fracture (IFNSF) in the paediatric population is a rare injury. This high-impact trauma is often associated with other orthopaedic and systemic injuries. Prognosis is usually guarded as both these osseous injuries are serious and exist together. We report two such patients of IFNSF.

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