Children of all ages can experience a broken femur. Learn the unique treatment factors and considerations and recovery times for femur fractures in children.

Comminuted Fracture Among the most severe types of fractures is the comminuted fracture, in which the bone is shattered into three or more pieces.

Most spiral fractures involve the long bones of the legs, such as the femur, tibia, and fibula. The injury can also involve the long bones of the arms, including the humerus, ulna, and radius.

Background: Treating subtrochanteric femur fractures in pediatric patients remains challenging, and an optimal fixation device has yet to be established. This study aimed to asess the clinical and ...

The DF2® Brace is intended for femur fracture fixation in pediatric patients from approximately 6 months to 5 years of age instead of spica cast by providing immobilization of the femur, knee ...

The study focused on children ages 6 months to 5 years with diaphyseal femur fractures. Patients were randomized into two groups: One received the traditional, surgically placed spica cast, and the ...

A total of 289 pediatric patients with femoral shaft fractures were admitted to our institution during the study period; patients were consecutively enrolled, and all fractures were managed at a ...

Up to 30% of femoral shaft fractures in children younger than 4 years is attributable to child abuse, and the most common cause of femur fractures in the nonambulatory infant is nonaccidental trauma.

A 90-year-old woman presented to the ED after sustaining a ground-level fall onto her right knee earlier in the day.Her medical history is significant for atrial fibrillation on apixaban ...

According to a criminal complaint: On March 2, the Racine Police Department was notified regarding the discovery of a 3-month-old child who suffered a spiral type fracture to his left femur.