Title

The Repair of an Acute Pathological Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture Using an Adult 3.5-mm Proximal Humerus Locking Plate in an Adolescent Patient: A Case Report

Authors

Alex Newbury, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Philip Aurigemma, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Mark T. Kraus, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Mathew J. Most, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Publication Date

2020-04-01

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Orthopedics | Pediatrics | Surgery | Surgical Procedures, Operative

Abstract

CASE: We report a novel case of the successful repair of a pathological fracture of a 14-year-old boy's proximal femur using open reduction and internal fixation with an adult 3.5-mm proximal humerus locking plate.

CONCLUSION: Successful repair of a pediatric pathologic femur fracture due to an aneurysmal bone cyst may be achieved using an adult proximal humerus locking plate in select patients.

DOI of Published Version

10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00491

Source

Newbury AJ, Aurigemma P, Kraus M, Most M. The Repair of an Acute Pathological Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture Using an Adult 3.5-mm Proximal Humerus Locking Plate in an Adolescent Patient: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Apr-Jun;10(2):e0491. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00491. PMID: 32649111. Link to article on publisher's site

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Link to Article in PubMed

Journal/Book/Conference Title

JBJS case connector

PubMed ID

32649111

Repository Citation

Newbury A, Aurigemma P, Kraus MT, Most MJ. (2020). The Repair of an Acute Pathological Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture Using an Adult 3.5-mm Proximal Humerus Locking Plate in an Adolescent Patient: A Case Report. UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00491. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1801