A case report depicting patient’s installation on the fracture table when an ankle spanning external fixator is already in place

Abstract Background Fractures of the proximal and diaphyseal femur are frequently internally fixed using a fracture table. Moreover, some femoral neck fractures may be treated with total hip arthroplasty using a direct anterior approach and a traction table. Fracture and traction tables both use a b...

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Main Authors: Morad Mohamad, Alexandre Ansorge, Diogo Vieira Cardoso, Axel Gamulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2808-5