title: Concomitant ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures--analysis of cases.
abstract: Concomitant ipsilateral shaft and femoral neck or pertrochanteric fractures are uncommon. They result from high-energy traumas and the mechanism of injury is usually complex. The proximal fracture is often not displaced and may be hardly visible on x-rays. Overlooking the proximal fracture may result in therapeutic problems. The best method of treatment is by closed stabilization of both fractures with a reconstruction nail. In our opinion, concomitant neck and femoral shaft fractures demand particular alertness in x-ray analysis, precision in fracture stabilization and usually longer patient rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Silesian Medical University, St. Barbara Regional Specialised Hospital No. 5, Sosnowiec, Poland. pjotka@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wójcik
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Chmielewski
authors.forename: Sebastian Tomasz
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ochenduszka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult