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Femur Fracture Our

Physicians

A broken thighbone, also known as a femur Jerome R.

fracture, is a serious and painful injury. The Friedland,
femur is one of the strongest bones in the
M.D.
body, and a break or fracture in the femur
bone is often caused by severe injury such as
trauma sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Symptoms of a femur fracture include severe
pain, swelling, tenderness, physical deformity
and often, the inability to walk. Treatment for
a femur fracture often includes setting and
immobilizing the leg, and in severe cases,
surgery may be required to ensure proper
healing.
Jerome R. Friedland,
M.D., completed his
Types of Femur Fractures undergraduate studies
in his native state of
New York, then
traveled abroad to
Femur fractures vary based on the type of
study medicine. After
injury that was sustained, the way the bone
medical school, he
was fractured and the location of the fracture.
moved to California
The femur shaft is divided into three parts
and
and the location of injuries may include:
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Proximal femur fractures involve the Read More (jerome-r-

upper portion of the bone, next to the friedland-md.php)
hip joint
Femoral shaft fractures involve the
David L.
middle portion of the bone and are
usually very severe injuries
Feingold,
Supracondylar femur fractures involve
M.D.
the area just above the knee and are
considered uncommon

In addition, femur fractures may be

categorized by the type of injury, which may
include:

A transverse fracture is a straight line

across the shaft of the femur Dr. David Feingold is a
An oblique fracture is an angled line or board-certified
break orthopedic surgeon
A spiral fracture is a fracture that specializing in
encircles the femur shaft arthroscopic sports
A comminuted fracture occurs when medicine, biologic joint
the bone has broken into several preservation and joint
pieces reconstruction at his
A displaced fracture occurs when the practi
bone fragments on each side of the
break are not aligned ...

An open or compound fracture occurs Read More (david-

when bone fragments may puncture feingold-md.php)
the skin, also damaging surrounding
muscles and tendons

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Diagnosis of a Femur Maurice A.

Fracture Perry, D.P.M.
A femur fracture is diagnosed after a physical
examination of the leg as well as imaging
tests that may include X-rays or CT scans.
Imaging tests allow the physician to identify
the exact location of the fracture.

Treatment of a Femur Maurice A. Perry,

D.P.M., is board-
Fracture certified in
Treatment for femur fracture may vary based reconstructive surgery
on the type and location of the break and of the foot and ankle.
may often include: He was born in
Washington, D.C., and
graduated from the
Setting the leg
University of Virginia
Immobilization through a splint or cast
with Bach
Pain medication
...

A displaced fracture may require the broken Read More (maurice-

bones to be realigned, prior to splinting of perry-dpm.php)
casting of the leg. Depending on the degree
of displacement, surgical or nonsurgical Jonathan
methods may be used to manipulate the
Berkowitz,
bones back into position. Severe or multiple
fractures may require external fixation, which
M.D.
uses an outer metal rod and pins to hold the Dr. Jonathan
bone or bones in place until they heal. Berkowitz is a
fellowship-trained
orthopedic sports
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Internal fixation devices, including plates,

rods or screws, may also be used to maintain
proper position of the femur during healing.

During the healing phase, physical therapy is

recommended to restore normal muscle
strength, range of motion, and flexibility.
Complete recovery from a femur fracture
commonly takes about 4 to 6 months. medicine surgeon. He
specializes in sports-
related injuries. He
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