femoral fractures

Infant whose

mother fell on her who has new left hip painAP radiograph of the femur shows a transverse lucency through the diaphysis of the femur without any associated periosteal reaction.The diagnosis was an acute partially displaced complete femur fracture.

Preschooler

run over by a riding lawnmower. AP (left) and lateral (right) radiographs of the femur show a complete fracture of the femoral diaphysis whose fracture fragments are significantly displaced.