Orthopaedic MD

AONA posting of the AO Classification of Long Bone Fractures

From the OTA Fracture & Dislocation Compendium

OTA paper 2004:We report the nature of the early stress response in an ovine model of high-energy injury which more closely replicates the clinical situation of major trauma. Our hypothesis was that the immediate stress response to trauma is characteristic, and its magnitude is governed by the initial injury and subsequent surgical management.

The floating knee: epidemiology, prognostic indicators & outcome following surgical management Ulfin Rethnam , Rajam S Yesupalan and Rajagopalan Nair
Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2007, 1:2
onclusion The associated injuries and the type of fracture (open, intra-articular, comminution) are prognostic indicators in the Floating knee. Appropriate management of the associated injuries, intra-medullary nailing of both the fractures and post operative rehabilitation are necessary for good final outcome.

The thigh bone (femur) is the longest and the strongest bone in the body. To break the thighbone across its length (shaft) takes a great deal of force, as might occur in a motor vehicle accident or a fall from a high place. Because of this, a broken thighbone is often associated with potentially life-threatening injuries to other body systems. In children younger than 3 years, a thighbone fracture is often an indicator of abuse.