Fracture with loss of the proximal femur in a child. A case report.
An 8 year old child was involved in a road accident and sustained a large wound in the left groin; radiographs showed a fracture with loss of the proximal femur. After skeletal traction for 80 days, there was bony regeneration of the proximal femur. At 8 months she was able to walk without support and her left leg was 2 cm only shorter than the right.
Clinica Ortopedica, 2A Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università di Pavia, Ospedale F. del Ponte, Varese, Italy.
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D001861:Bone Regeneration; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014143:Traction