femoral shaft fractures
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High energy injury that is associated with life-threating conditions
ipsilateral femoral neck fractures, tibial shaft fracture, cerebral
hemorrhage, thoracic injuries
Treatment involves reamed, statically locked, intramedullary nails that is
associated with >95% union rates
Epidemiology
Fracture patterns :
Transverse pure bending moment
Spiral rotational moment
Oblique uneven bending moment
Segmental 4-point bending moment
Comminuted high-speed crush or torsion
mechanism