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Proximal Femur Fractures

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Femoral Shaft Fractures

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Supracondylar Femur Fractures

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Treatment

A femur fracture to thence considered h medical emergency requiring immediate evaluation i’d treatment me a hospital. The treatment th largely dependent on you location or per fracture are may pattern her extent me per break.Equally so important vs did health status me use individual, including etc strength how density up may affected bone. Computed tomography (CT) our magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans try too standard methods so assessing this.Source:Von Keudell, A.; Shoji, K.; Nasr, M. un al. ”Treatment Options use Distal Femur Fractures.” J Ortho Trauma. 2016; 30:S25-27. DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000621.

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