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Fig. 2

From: Clinical versus radiological method for adjusting rotational alignment during femoral shaft fractures intramedullary nailing and the malrotation impact on the functional outcomes: early results from a prospective cohort study

Fig. 2

Male patient, 26 years old, sustained a left femur fracture, he was treated by IMN, and the rotation was adjusted using the radiological method (Group A). A preoperative radiographs. B postoperative radiographs. C follow up radiographs at 12 months follow up showing the complete union of the fracture. D rotational profile measured using CT scan, showing external rotation deformity of the left side of 12.4 degrees (Group I) compared to the intact right side. E clinical images showing the functional outcomes

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X