TY - JOUR
T1 - Intramedullary Fixation With a Short Nail in a Young Patient Presenting With a Pathological Proximal Femur Fracture
AU - Pretell-Mazzini, Juan A
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AU - Pretell, Juan
N1 - An 18-year-old man presented with a pathological fracture of the right proximal femur. Desmoplastic fibroma was diagnosed through histological studies. Surgical management involved extended intralesional curettage and fracture stabilization by open reduction with intramedullary nailing, using a shor ...
PY - 2021/6/2
Y1 - 2021/6/2
N2 - An 18-year-old man presented with a pathological fracture of the right proximal femur. Desmoplastic fibroma was diagnosed through histological studies. Surgical management involved extended intralesional curettage and fracture stabilization by open reduction with intramedullary nailing, using a short Gamma nail. At 42-month follow-up, the patient presented no limitations or recurrence. Internal fixation after prior intralesional curettage is a valid treatment strategy for pathological fractures in young patients. A short nail was chosen to prevent direct tumor cell seeding throughout the femur and future recurrence. Fracture consolidation was achieved because of the healing potential of a young patient.
AB - An 18-year-old man presented with a pathological fracture of the right proximal femur. Desmoplastic fibroma was diagnosed through histological studies. Surgical management involved extended intralesional curettage and fracture stabilization by open reduction with intramedullary nailing, using a short Gamma nail. At 42-month follow-up, the patient presented no limitations or recurrence. Internal fixation after prior intralesional curettage is a valid treatment strategy for pathological fractures in young patients. A short nail was chosen to prevent direct tumor cell seeding throughout the femur and future recurrence. Fracture consolidation was achieved because of the healing potential of a young patient.
UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34077396/
M3 - Article
VL - 5
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
ER -