For #fracturefriday we’ve decided to go with a #traumaplasty / #arthrotrauma case that demonstrates (lack of adherence to) basic fracture fixation principles. In this example, a patient in their 70’s fell while riding a bicycle in South America and had s
“Just another straightforward #geriatric #hipfracture…”
For those who work in high-volume #trauma centers like @mhshospital , geriatric hip fractures (often multiple) come in virtually every night on call. While most of these fractures are treated succe
For #followup Friday / #fracturefriday, we had the opportunity to get long-term followup on a patient from over 10 years ago who sustained a #periprosthetic #fracture of her femur which illustrates some important fracture fixation principles.
The patient
It was an absolute pleasure to host our first international site visit at @cypresscreekoutpatient with our friends from Brazil
