Fracture of the ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft is primarily found in younger individuals, usually in their third or fourth decades, who have been involved in high-energy trauma. The overall ...

Femoral shaft fractures are a common and temporarily disabling injury in children. Recent advances in adult orthopaedic traumatology have led to a more aggressive approach to the child with a ...

Correspondence to: Dr Hulstyn Brown University Department of Orthopaedics Division of Sports Medicine, 2 Dudley St, Providence, RI 02905, USA; hulstyncox.net Background: Stress fractures do not often ...