Management of shaft of femur fracture in a patient with underlying arteriovenous malformation with an intramedullary nail

Management of shaft of femur fracture in a patient with underlying arteriovenous malformation with an intramedullary nail

We present a rare case of pathological shaft of femur fracture in an 18-year-old male, with an underlying arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Magnetic resonance imaging showed extensive intraosseous femoral involvement of the vascular malformation, and the canal was deemed to be wide enough for a nail...

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Main Authors: Deepak Kumar, Praveen Sodavarapu, K Nikhil Raj, Vishnu Baburaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Archives of Trauma Research
Subjects:
arteriovenous malformation
femur
fracture
intramedullary nail
radiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.archtrauma.com/article.asp?issn=2251-953X;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=143;epage=146;aulast=Kumar

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