One patient who underwent external fixation suffered a spontaneous fracture of the ipsilateral neck of the femur 3 weeks post-fixation. The external fixator was removed and replaced with a hemiarthroplasty.” Twenty-three patients in these studies suffered malunion. Fourteen patients suffered urinary tract infections, one patient had pneumonia, one patient had deep vein thrombosis, and 2 patients had pulmonary embolisms. One hundred and three patients suffered […]





