Mid-shaft femur fracture: Difference between revisions
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
*Radiography | *Radiography | ||
**Obtain | **Obtain films of knee, femur, and hip for operative planning and to assess for other injury | ||
*Pre-op labs | |||
**CBC | |||
**Chem 7 | |||
**PT/PTT | |||
**Type & Screen | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 26 February 2016
Includes all subtrochanteric femur fractures
Background
- Occurs with severe trauma or in association with pathological bone
- Blood loss can be substantial (average loss = 1L)
Clinical Features
- Clinical presentation is similar to intertrochanteric fracture
- Affected leg is shortened and externally rotated
Differential Diagnosis
Femur Fracture Types
Proximal
- Intracapsular
- Extracapsular
Shaft
- Mid-shaft femur fracture (all subtrochanteric)
Diagnosis
- Radiography
- Obtain films of knee, femur, and hip for operative planning and to assess for other injury
- Pre-op labs
- CBC
- Chem 7
- PT/PTT
- Type & Screen
Management
- Consider traction splint
- Little evidence to support its use[1]
- Theoretical benefit of traction splinting is reduction in bleeding and improved pain
- Sagar and Hare splints are commonly used by EMS providers
- ORIF
Disposition
- Admit
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ Agrawal Y, Karwa J, Shah N, et al. Traction splint: to use or not to use. J Perioper Pract. 2009; 19(9):295-298.