Evaluation of clinical and radiographic characteristics in patients with femoral shaft fractures at Da Nang Hospital

The article evaluates selected clinical and radiographic characteristics of patients with femoral shaft fractures treated at Da Nang Hospital. A total of 32 patients with femoral shaft fractures were included in the study, all of whom received treatment at Da Nang Hospital between January 2022 and September 2023. The findings indicated that, males accounted for the majority of cases (78.1%), while females comprised 21.9%. Most fractures occurred in the 17–40 age group (71.9%). The primary cause of injury was traffic accidents, accounting for 90.6% of cases. Right-sided femoral fractures were more frequent than left-sided ones (53.1% vs. 46.9%). According to the Winquist and Hansen classification, type I fractures predominated (40.6%), followed by type III fractures (28.1%). All patients presented with swelling, ecchymosis, limb deformity, and abnormal mobility at the fracture site.