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Case no.45-Delayed femur malunion and shortening treated with distraction and exchange nailing. Patient is a 43 year old male admitted with head injury and closed Fracture femur shaft.Rx conservatively with skelatal traction initiially due to unstable head injury. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Case no.45-Delayed femur malunion and shortening treated with distraction and
exchange nailingPatient is a 43 year old male admitted with head injury and closedFracture femur shaft.Rx conservatively with skelatal traction initiially due to unstable head injury
Patient condition improved and at six weeks was brought to OR for application of
monolateral distarction frame
Distraction of fracture ends and soft tissue obtained at four weeks
Removal of fixator and immediate exchange unreamed AO solid femur nail inserted by
closed meanns
Final result-good bony union and alignment with fracture well reduced
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