TRAUMATIC FEMORAL BONE LOSS
- 1 February 1965
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 47-B (1) , 106-110
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.47b1.106
Abstract
1. A motor-cyclist's temporary loss of ten inches (25 centimetres) of femoral shaft and its replacement are recorded. 2. The mechanism of injury is considered. 3. The management of extensive bone loss is discussed. 4. Attention is drawn to the importance of retained periosteum and its contribution to healing in such injuries.Keywords
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