Pattern of femoral fractures and associated injuries in a Nigerian tertiary trauma centre.

@article{Anyaehie2015PatternOF,
  title={Pattern of femoral fractures and associated injuries in a Nigerian tertiary trauma centre.},
  author={U E Anyaehie and Opara Ejimofor and F. C. Akpuaka and Cajetan Uwatoronye Nwadinigwe},
  journal={Nigerian journal of clinical practice},
  year={2015},
  volume={18 4},
  pages={
          462-6
        }
}
BACKGROUND The femur is the strongest and largest bone in the human body. It therefore requires high-energy trauma for it to fracture unless there is an ongoing pathology that weakens the bone. Femoral fractures are thus associated with significant pain, deformities, bleeding and varying degrees of injuries. The aim of this study is to determine the pattern of femoral fractures and the associated injuries in our region while recommending possible means of averting these injuries. MATERIALS… 
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