title: [Minimally invasive treatment of bilateral femoral shaft fractures in polytrauma patient using selfdinamisibile internal fixator. A case report].
abstract: Proper timing and surgical method in management of femur fractures in polytrauma patients can greatly reduce the mortality, morbidity and disability. The aim of this paper is to present the treatment of bilateral femoral fractures in polytrauma patient with dominant chest trauma by selfdynamisable internal fixator Mitkovic (SIF) as a definitive method of fractures treatment. A 23 years old female was injured in a traffic accident. After resuscitation and treatment of the dominant chest injuries, surgical treatment of bilateral femur fractures performed on the fourth day after the injury. Length of surgery was 65 minutes. There was not blood substitution during the intervention and blood loss through the operative wounds drainage. There was no worsening of the pulmonary function after orthopaedic surgery. The patient discharged from hospital postoperative day ten. Postoperative follow-up was 9 months. The fractures healed with an excellent functional result. Application of selfdynamisable internal fixator (SIF) with minimally invasive technique for the treatment of bilateral femoral fractures in polytrauma patients is a good operative method because poses minimally additional operative trauma and provides excellent biomechanical conditions for fracture healing.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za Ortopediju i Traumatologiju, Klinicki centar Nis.
authors.forename: Predrag M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Stojiljković
authors.forename: Ivan D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Micić
authors.forename: Sasa S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Milenković
authors.forename: Milan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mitković
authors.forename: Ivan Z
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Golubović
authors.forename: Suncica M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pesić
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult