title: Case reports: A subtrochanteric femur fracture with long intramedullary femorotibial nail for knee arthrodesis.
abstract: We present a case report of a patient who had a transverse subtrochanteric femur fracture develop 2 months after uneventful placement of a long femorotibial intramedullary nail for knee arthrodesis. To date, diaphyseal fracture of a femur already stabilized with an intramedullary nail has not been reported. The possible etiology for this unusual complication is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. rtorgaspak@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torga-Spak
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gugala
authors.forename: Ronald W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Lindsey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001860:Bone Plates; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery