Case: Lower limb radiograph #17755157
Lower limb Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Femoral shaft fracture
What to look for in femoral shaft fracture
- A fracture through the femoral diaphysis, usually from high-energy trauma in adults.
- Describe pattern, displacement, angulation and shortening.
- Image the hip and knee too; an ipsilateral femoral neck fracture can be missed.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Roentgenogram or Medical X-ray image. May not be to scale.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
