Abstract
The femur, the largest tubular bone in the body, is surrounded by the largest mass of muscles and is designed to withstand greater forces than any other bone. Fractures of the femur are almost always the result of great violence and are sometimes a threat to the patient’s life, not only because of the immediate complications such as bleeding or associated injuries, but also because of subsequent complications related either to the treatment of the fracture, or to the complications of the associated injuries.
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Schatzker, J. (1987). Fractures of the Femur. In: The Rationale of Operative Fracture Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02483-6_13
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