Open femur fracture secondary to hippopotamus bite.
The surgical treatment of a patient who sustained a grade IIIC open femur fracture as a result of a hippopotamus bite is described. We review the available literature on large wild animal attacks to humans. A standard protocol for management of open fractures was followed in this patient, and eventually led to a good result.
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001188:Artiodactyla; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D003646:Debridement; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*