Treatment of a Radiation-Associated Femur Fracture with an Intercalary Endoprosthesis
Postradiation fractures are challenging. Delayed union, nonunion, and infection are associated with internal fixation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of intercalary endoprosthesis used for primary management of radiation-associated femur fracture.
Authors
- Humaid Al Farii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-1686)
- Valerae O. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3170-636X)
- Joshua D. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-3382)
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- University of South Dakota (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Case Connector
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.23.00334
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00