Femur fractures: complications & treatments of traumatic femoral shaft fractures.
Femoral shaft fractures can present many challenges to health-care providers from the time of injury to the time of discharge and beyond. Ongoing assessment and definitive interventions prove successful in limiting additional morbidity and mortality.
Life Lion Air Medical Service at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa., USA. jclark1@psu.edu
Jason D
JD
Clark
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