Early pin failure following external femoral fracture fixation in a head-injured child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
External fixation facilitates nursing care and early rehabilitation of head-injured children with femoral shaft fractures. We report an unusual complication of early fatigue failure of the external fixator pins without the patient ever bearing weight.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Nails
- Craniocerebral Trauma
- External Fixators
- Femoral Fractures
- Fracture Fixation
Anatomy
- femur