SUPRA AND INTRACONDYLAR OPEN FRACTURE OF THE FEMUR IN A MOTOCROSS ATHLETE: CASE REPORT

Jorge Sayum Filho; Jorge Sayum; Rogério Teixeira de Carvalho; Alexandre Nicolini; Marcelo Mitsuro Matsuda; Wu Tu Cheng; Moisés Cohen

doi:10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30419-5

SUPRA AND INTRACONDYLAR OPEN FRACTURE OF THE FEMUR IN A MOTOCROSS ATHLETE: CASE REPORT

Rev Bras Ortop. 2015 Dec 6;46(5):602-4. doi: 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30419-5. eCollection 2011 Sep-Oct.

Authors

Jorge Sayum Filho¹, Jorge Sayum², Rogério Teixeira de Carvalho¹, Alexandre Nicolini¹, Marcelo Mitsuro Matsuda¹, Wu Tu Cheng³, Moisés Cohen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Attending Physician at the Sports Traumatology Center (CETE), Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Head Physician of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Assunção Hospital and Maternity Hospital (HMA), São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
³ Attending Physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Assunção Hospital and Maternity Hospital (HMA), São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Full Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Unifesp; Head of the Sports Traumatology Center (CETE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Abstract

The authors report the case of a patient (amateur motocross competitor) who suffered a fall during a motocross competition resulting in a supra and intracondylar open fracture in the right femur.

Keywords: Athletes; Femoral Fractures; Fractures; Open.

Publication types

Case Reports