TY - JOUR
T1 - Peri-implant fracture of the femur in an 11-year-old
T2 - A case report
AU - Mounasamy, Varatharaj
AU - Satpathy, Jibananada
AU - Kuester, Victoria
AU - Willis, Mark C.
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Fracture of the femur in the area of a preexisting implant is not common in an adolescent. We report the case of a fracture, in the area of a pre-existing implant in an 11-year-old boy, after a fall from a bike. We are not aware of any similar reports in the literature.
AB - Fracture of the femur in the area of a preexisting implant is not common in an adolescent. We report the case of a fracture, in the area of a pre-existing implant in an 11-year-old boy, after a fall from a bike. We are not aware of any similar reports in the literature.
KW - Pre-existing implant
KW - Stress fracture
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U2 - 10.1007/s00590-011-0814-x
DO - 10.1007/s00590-011-0814-x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26662767
AN - SCOPUS:84905100420
SN - 1633-8065
VL - 22
SP - S145-S147
JO - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
JF - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
IS - 2
ER -