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.
Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021.
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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