The femoral artery was proximal to the proximal-most end of the medial approach to the distal femur and was not encountered. Care was taken not to strip the anterior femur of its soft tissue ...

Anterior-posterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs status post-left distal femur revision ORIF for periprosthetic femur fracture are shown. Source: Mayo Clinic. Postoperative rehabilitation.

On March 9, 2000, the patient was admitted to the hospital again because of a spiral dislocated fracture in left femoral distal diaphysis (Figure 8A,B). The femur was shortened and displaced ...

Dr. Rabin is Assistant Professor, Chief, Section of Orthopaedic Trauma in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill. Rabin SI. In Severely Comminuted ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Removal of over Five Inches of the Lower End of the Femur — Reproduction of the Bone — Subsequent Disease above and below the Knee ...