Premium
The Femoral Shaft Re‐Fracture 1
Author(s) -
O'Brien John Patrick
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1969.tb05587.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fracture (geology) , femoral shaft , femoral fracture , transverse plane , conservative treatment , conservative management , orthodontics , complication , surgery , femur , radiology , composite material , materials science
The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the usually avoidable complication of re‐fracture of the femoral shaft which has followed treatment by conservative means. The cause, prevention and method of management of re‐fracture are outlined, and the particular susceptibility of the transverse mid‐shaft fracture is discussed.