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Osteosarcoma following a fractured shaft of femur

A case report

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A boy, aged 14 years, sustained a fracture of the midshaft of the femur. This was treated conservatively and healed in 13 weeks. One year later an osteosarcoma developed at the site of the healed fracture.

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Un garçon de 14 ans a présenté une fracture du tiers moyen du fémur. Celle-ci a été traitée orthopédiquement et a consolidé en 13 semaines. Un an plus tard un ostéosarcome est apparu au niveau de l'ancien foyer de fracture.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, SCB Medical College, 753007, Cuttack, India

    P. T. Rao, N. K. Pradhan & S. Acharya

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Rao, P.T., Pradhan, N.K. & Acharya, S. Osteosarcoma following a fractured shaft of femur. International Orthopaedics 15, 121–122 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179709

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