Open AccessA case of acute bilateral femur fracture with vascular injury
Author(s) -
Slaviša Zagorac,
Aleksandar Lešić,
Marko Bumbaširević
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/j.joad.2015.07.009
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , fixation (population genetics) , femur , femoral fracture , surgery , femur fracture , external fixation , external fixator , population , environmental health
The femoral fractures remain the great challenge for orthopedic surgeons regarding time of fixation and appropriate fixation techniques. There is a bimodal distribution of fractures occurring most frequently in young males after high-energy trauma (motor vehicle accidents) and in elderly females after falls from standing. Young patients with femoral fracture are under the great risk of multiple injuries. Hence, the great significance is optimal time of fixation. We present a case of unusual pattern of injury and fixation technique of bilateral proximal femur fracture associated with vascular injury, with very satisfied outcome