Femur Fractures (Subscribe)


Categories

Femoral Shaft Fractures (7)
Femoral Shaft Fractures
Hip Fractures (24)
Hip Fractures
Periprosthetic Fractures (20)
Periprosthetic fractures of the femur
Supracondylar Fractures (0)
Supracondylar Fractures of the femur

Links

The floating knee

http://www.traumamanagement.org/content/1/1/2

The floating knee: epidemiology, prognostic indicators & outcome following surgical management Ulfin Rethnam , Rajam S Yesupalan and Rajagopalan Nair
Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2007, 1:2
onclusion The associated injuries and the type of fracture (open, intra-articular, comminution) are prognostic indicators in the Floating knee. Appropriate management of the associated injuries, intra-medullary nailing of both the fractures and post operative rehabilitation are necessary for good final outcome.

Review It Rate It Bookmark It