title: Nine cases of bilateral femoral shaft fractures: a composite view.
abstract: Nine cases of bilateral femoral shaft fractures were seen in a series of 126 patients treated from 1973--1977. Patients were multitrauma cases from automobile accidents. Treatment by traction followed by cast-bracing resulted in a high percentage of unsatisfactory results, lengthy recoveries, and the necessity of secondary surgical procedures to improve the results.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014143:Traction; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications