Management of a failed femoral plate in an obese patient: A case report
International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
;
: 39-42, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-629503
ABSTRACT
Femoral nailing is the overall “gold standard” in treating femoral shaft fractures. However, plate osteosynthesis at the femoral shaft is still being done in selected patients. We report a case of right femoral implant failure after a broad limited contact dynamic compression plate (LC-DCP) insertion and its subsequent management using our minimally invasive technique. Our technique is biologically compliant as well as cosmetically friendly. We converted a loadbearing implant into a load-sharing implant in view that obesity is a significant predictive factor of non-union in a femoral fracture treated with locking plate. The patient subsequently recovered well with no complication.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Obesity
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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