Spontaneous Hemarthrosis of the Knee - Late Complication of Flexible Femur Nailing: A Case Report.

Authors

Indranil V Kushare
Matthew E. Oetgen, George Washington UniversityFollow
Suzanne J Walters

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-1-2016

Journal

Trauma Monthly

Volume

21

Issue

4

DOI

10.5812/traumamon.23063

Abstract

We present a case report of acute spontaneous knee hemarthosis due to erosion of the nail through the knee joint capsule in a boy, seven months following retrograde flexible nailing for fractured femur. Careful positioning of the location of the insertion site of flexible nails and proper nail tip management are important to avoid this rare late complication.

Comments

Reproduced with permission of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences. Trauma Monthly

APA Citation

Kushare, I., Oetgen, M. E., & Walters, S. (2016). Spontaneous Hemarthrosis of the Knee - Late Complication of Flexible Femur Nailing: A Case Report.. Trauma Monthly, 21 (4). http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/traumamon.23063

Open Access

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