Knee megaprosthesis: a salvage solution for severe open and complex distal femoral fracture associated with an ipsilateral brachial plexus injury (a case report with literature review)

Complex distal femoral fractures in the young patient often occur as a result of high velocity trauma. Timely recognition and treatment is everything in such a situation, and it needs a robust staged management pathway to optimize the chance of limb preservation. We report a case of a motorcyclist a...

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Main Authors: Badr Ennaciri, Christian Vasile, Thierry Lebredonchel, Mohamed Saleh Berrada, Eric Montbarbon, Emmanuel Beaudouin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2015-07-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/21/207/pdf/207.pdf