Anterior Cortical Penetration in the Human Femur

The average radius of curvature of the human femur is a hundred and 20, plus or minus 36 centimeters. anterior cortical penetration can be due to starting points that are two posterior,. especially periforma starting points with relative straight nails. O case: A 55 year old mal involved in a motorcycle crash sustains a closed right sided mid shaff femer fracture. He is treated with retrograde femeral nailing, and post operatively, is noted to have 30 degrees of internal rotation of the operative extremity when compared with his non surgical side.