Iatrogenic Subtrochanteric Fractures Related to the Surgical Error: Two Cases Report.
10.12671/jkfs.2015.28.4.250
- Author:
Kook Jin CHUNG
1
;
June Young JEON
;
Hyun Woo NA
;
Ji Hyo HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hwangjihyo7309@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Iatrogenic disease;
Stress riser;
Subtrochanter;
Femur
- MeSH:
Elastic Modulus;
Femur;
Hip Fractures*;
Human Body;
Iatrogenic Disease;
Malpractice;
Medical Errors*;
Prevalence;
Tibia;
Weight-Bearing
- From:Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2015;28(4):250-255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Iatrogenic fracture is not popular and might be recognized as a malpractice. Surgical error related to iatrogenic fracture which has occurred after an operation can be detected only by a surgeon. Stress riser fracture is another form of iatrogenic fracture also known as a Young's modulus fracture. As the majority of surgical related stress riser fractures can be preventive, the accurate prevalence is not known. The majority of fractures occurred in the weight bearing bones such as femur and tibia. The subtrochanter area is the most stress concentrated area in the human body, thus it is a common area for occurrence of stress riser iatrogenic fractures. We experienced 2 cases of stress riser iatrogenic fractures, which are related to technical errors, thus we report cases with literature review.
