Long bone fracture in a spinal-cord-injured patient: complication of treatment--a case report and review of the literature.
Long bone fractures in patients with spinal cord injuries are difficult to manage. A case is presented in which complications arose after a femur fracture in a paraplegic patient was treated by closed fixation in a long leg circular plaster cast and the literature on management of long bone fractures in patients with spinal cord injuries is reviewed.
Sobel
M
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Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021.
Lyden
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing