Owww - Poor Bone Density!!!
This is old age - be careful - it can sneak up on you at any time.
So, old person + slip and fall = Complex fracture through the distal left femoral metadiaphysis, displaced posterior to proximal femur, multiple free butterfly fragments*.
60-year old woman fell backwards off of a 6 foot high stone wall.
Trimalleolar fracture with dislocation pre and post films.
I'm getting really sick of x-raying little ( 7-10y/o) kids injured in contact sports. This little boy was playing tackle football and he was wearing all the right protective equipment. It wasn't a pick-up game in someones backyard.
His parents were surprised that he had a broken femur. "It was just a little kid. (that tackled their son and broke his femur)" the dad said.
When you go to a Mighty Midgets' (or whatever their team is called) game and there's an ambulance and paramedic crew parked on the sideline it indicates that this might be a dangerous sport.
This is the fifth femur fx on a child under 10 that I have done in the last 2 months.
Older man water skiing. Hmmm, ouch?
I know! I know! My lateral sucks! But he wouldn't even let me touch his leg, so I worked with what I had. Next time...more tube angle. And if you don't know what I'm talking about....these pics are perfectly AWESOME!!
For a 20-something he has horrible bone density. Too much soda? More calcium!
I also did an AP Tib/Fib, but I'm too lazy to copy it.
