Abstract
The treatment of pathologic diaphyseal femur fractures in the pediatric population is a difficult problem. There is a dichotomous treatment algorithm when considering these injuries, depending on whether the lesion appears to be benign or malignant. Some of these lesions may be identified at the time of fracture, while others may have been known prior to the injury, although this should not impact the final treatment. This chapter reviews two cases which highlight the pertinent treatment strategies of each.
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Sherman, C.E., Michel, D.H. (2020). Pathologic Femoral Shaft Fracture. In: Iobst, C., Frick, S. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29980-8_104
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