Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India

Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India

Operative as well as non operative treatment methods have been described for management of femoral shaft fracture in adults. Non operative management of adult femoral shaft fracture is uncommon as operative management has better functional outcome. This report highlights the use of non operative met...

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Main Author: Deeptiman James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Subjects:
Adult femoral shaft fracture
controlled collapse
nonoperative management
Thomas method
Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=4;spage=379;epage=382;aulast=James
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spelling doaj-92c54001e6e0453cbec85a47476b26f52020-11-25T00:55:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsCHRISMED Journal of Health and Research2348-33342348-506X2015-01-012437938210.4103/2348-3334.165735Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central IndiaDeeptiman JamesOperative as well as non operative treatment methods have been described for management of femoral shaft fracture in adults. Non operative management of adult femoral shaft fracture is uncommon as operative management has better functional outcome. This report highlights the use of non operative method, described more than 60 years ago, to successfully manage adult femoral shaft fracture in a mission hospital located in a resource limited part of the country.http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=4;spage=379;epage=382;aulast=JamesAdult femoral shaft fracturecontrolled collapsenonoperative managementThomas method
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Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India
CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Adult femoral shaft fracture
controlled collapse
nonoperative management
Thomas method
author_facet Deeptiman James
author_sort Deeptiman James
title Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India
title_short Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India
title_full Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India
title_fullStr Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India
title_full_unstemmed Nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in Central India
title_sort nonoperative management of adult femoral shaft fracture using the principle of controlled collapse in mission hospital in central india
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
issn 2348-3334
2348-506X
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Operative as well as non operative treatment methods have been described for management of femoral shaft fracture in adults. Non operative management of adult femoral shaft fracture is uncommon as operative management has better functional outcome. This report highlights the use of non operative method, described more than 60 years ago, to successfully manage adult femoral shaft fracture in a mission hospital located in a resource limited part of the country.
topic Adult femoral shaft fracture
controlled collapse
nonoperative management
Thomas method
url http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=4;spage=379;epage=382;aulast=James
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