Pathologic Femur Fracture in an Immunocompetent Healthy Young Adult due to Acute Osteomyelitis

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(a) Radiograph of right femur status post intramedullary fixation with an antibiotic-coated nail, approximately one month after fracture. There is significant increased bridging bone at the site of the prior pathologic fracture of the proximal right femoral shaft, consistent with fracture healing. (b) Radiograph of right femur status post intramedullary nail exchange and definitive fixation, approximately six months after fracture. Bony callus formation is evident in the region of the fracture with unchanged alignment.

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