Supracondylar fracture of the femur as a complication of the patellar tendon bearing cast: a case report.
This article presents the history of a 19year-old man who underwent treatment for a compound fracture of the left tibia and fibula. While weight bearing in a patellar tendon bearing cast, the patient sustained a supracondylar fracture of the left femur. This particular complication was unreported previously and perhaps could be avoided in similar cases by stricter adherence to the principles of early weight bearing as outlined by Sarmiento and others.
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Horowitz