Femoral Shaft Fractures - What to Know

The ones to know include heterotomic ossification, pudental nerve injury, femeral artery or nerve injury. In terms of mal union and rotational mal alinement, this is most accurately determined by the gen mart method. Know that mal rotation up to 15 degrees is usually well tolerated. If proximate locking screws are placed, proximaty to the lesser trol canter in retrograde nails. Remember that fermial rotation equals beta minus alpha,. where beta equals ferminal neck rotation, and alpha equals distal femer rot.