Fracture of pubic rami during hip fracture fixation: a rare case of traction table-related injury.
geriatric medicine
orthopaedic and trauma surgery
orthopaedics
osteoporosis
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Jan 2022
03 Jan 2022
Historique:
pmc-release:
03
01
2024
entrez:
4
1
2022
pubmed:
5
1
2022
medline:
6
1
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We present a case of an elderly and comorbid patient who was scheduled to undergo a hip fracture fixation using an intramedullary nail. Unfortunately, this was delayed by 3 weeks as the patient was unfit to undergo this procedure. She was placed onto the traction table and intraoperatively sustained a superior and inferior pubic rami fracture while attempting reduction on the traction table. Closed-reduction techniques using traction tables and perineal posts are not without morbidity. Risk factors such as osteoporosis and delayed-fixation should be accounted for when managing this complex and often frail group of patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34980641
pii: 15/1/e246581
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246581
pmc: PMC8724731
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Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.