ArticleBMJ case reports2014
Neck of femur fracture fixation in a bilateral amputee: an uncommon condition requiring an improvised fracture table positioning technique.
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- A New Non-Invasive Method for Positioning a Below-Knee Amputee with an Ipsilateral Intertrochanteric Fracture on a Traction table: A Case Report and Mini Review.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- Surgical Tips: Managing the Orthopedic Traction Table on Gritti-Stokes Amputated Patients.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- Retrograde intramedullary nailing of AO/OTA 33C femur fractures in patients with below-knee amputations: technical note and case series.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Management and Outcomes of Hip Fractures in Lower Limb Amputees: A Case Series.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- ORIF of an intertrochanteric fracture proximal to an above-knee amputation using two AO femoral distractors.Trauma case reports · 2023Article
- Intracapsular fracture of the proximal femur in a bilateral above-knee amputee: A case report with technical tips for intraoperative positioning and literature review.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2022Review
- Management of Femoral Neck Fracture in Above Knee Amputee with Femoral Neck System: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2022Article
- A novel technique for traction table set up in extracapsular hip fractures to overcome fixed flexion deformities of both hip and knee.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2021Article
- Osteosynthesis in femoral neck fracture in two patients with ipsilateral lower limb amputation.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- A Simple Method for Positioning the Traction Table during Fixation Surgery for a Displaced Femoral Trochanteric Fracture in a Patient Following Ipsilateral Above-the-knee Amputation: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2020Article
- Minimally invasive treatment for fractures of lower extremity amputees using a rapid reductor.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- Innovative Method of Traction in a Bilateral Diaphyseal Femur Fracture in a Polytrauma Below-Knee Amputee.Case reports in orthopedics · 2019Article
- Safe and Effective Reduction Technique for Intertrochanteric Fracture with Ipsilateral Below-Knee Amputated Limb.Case reports in orthopedics · 2017Article
- Bilateral Neck of Femur Fractures in a Bilateral Below-Knee Amputee: A Unique Case.Case reports in orthopedics · 2016Article
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Abstract
While neck of femur fractures are common it is rare to see this injury in a bilateral leg amputee. Special consideration needs to be given to the management of these patients. We report the case of a 58-year-old man with bilateral leg amputation who presented to the emergency department with left hip pain following a fall. A fracture of the left neck of femur with extension into the femoral shaft was diagnosed. Internal fixation was planned with a dynamic hip screw. Standard fracture table setup, which allows for traction of the fractured limb and positioning of the contralateral limb such that anteroposterior and lateral X-rays can be obtained, was not possible in this case due to the amputations. We highlight considerations that need to be made in positioning a bilateral amputee for neck of femur fracture fixation and also highlight an improvised technique that can be utilised by other surgeons.
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