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Fracture with loss of the proximal femur in a child

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An 8 year old child was involved in a road accident and sustained a large wound in the left groin; radiographs showed a fracture with loss of the proximal femur. After skeletal traction for 80 days, there was bony regeneration of the proximal femur. At 8 months she was able to walk without support and her left leg was 2 cm only shorter than the right.

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Une petite fille de 8 ans a été victime d'un accident de voiture. Elle présentait une vaste plaie de la région inguinale. Les radiographies montraient une fracture avec avulsion de l'extrémité supérieure du fémur. Après 80 jours de traction on a constaté la reconstruction de la partie proximale de la diaphyse fémorale. Au 8ème mois la blessée pouvait marcher sans canne et son membre inférieur n'était raccourci que de 2 cm par rapport au côté opposé.

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Pazzaglia, U.E., Finardi, E., Pedrotti, L. et al. Fracture with loss of the proximal femur in a child. International Orthopaedics 15, 143–144 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179714

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