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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 85-87 |
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Osteosynthesis of acute femoral neck fracture in a young adult with ipsilateral transfemoral amputation
Suresh Ezhuhachan, KR Renjith, S Sanju
Department of Orthopedics, Aswini Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
K R Renjith
Department of Orthopedics, Aswini Hospital, Karunakaran Nambiar Road, Aswini Junction, Patturaikkal, Opposite to Big Bazaar, Thrissur - 680 020, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/joasis.joasis_31_22
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Management of fracture neck of the femur in young adults with above-knee amputation is a challenging scenario for even the most experienced orthopedic surgeon owing to the short lever arm possessed by the residual limb to perform a closed reduction. We report a unique case of fracture neck of the right femur successfully managed by closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation in a 43-year-old male who had undergone an ipsilateral transfemoral amputation 15 years back.
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