Concomitant Ipsilateral Femur Neck Fracture Associated with Comminuted Femur Shaft Fracture: Clinical Review of Four Cases
10.4055/jkoa.1990.25.6.1674
- Author:
Seung Gyun CHA
;
Won Suck RHI
;
Jong In KIM
;
Ji Sun PARK
;
Ki Young KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fracture;
Femur shaft;
Ipsilateral neck fracture
- MeSH:
Femoral Neck Fractures;
Femur Neck;
Femur;
Head;
Hip;
Hospitals, General;
Knee Joint;
Necrosis;
Orthopedics
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1990;25(6):1674-1680
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ipsilateral fractures of the femur neck and shaft show diagnostic difficulties and complexity of the treatment. This femoral double fracture, when not initially diagnosed, carries a much high risk of complications, such as aseptic necrosis of the femoral head. Early recognition is of importance. The definitive treatment of a fractured femur should be begun after the ipsilateral hip and the knee joint have been examined clinically and radiologically. At the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dae Han General Hospital, from July 1985 to March 1990, four cases of the concomitant ipsilateral femur neck and shaft fracture had been treated and followed-up for 2.4 years in average (ranging from 1.1 to 4.7 years).
