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Anteroposterior radiograph of the right femur demonstrating a fracture through femoral diaphysis.
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She presented to the emergency department where she was found to have a complete, oblique fracture through the midshaft of the right femur (Figure 1).
Right femur radiograph with a unicortical tracking pin site clearly visible.
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On radiography, the femoral tracking pin site is clearly visible at the location of the fracture in the distal segment (Figure 2).
Anteroposterior radiograph of the right femur after intramedullary nailing of the femoral shaft fracture.
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The patient was taken to the OR and underwent intramedullary nailing of the right femur with retention of right knee prosthesis hardware (Figure 3).
Anteroposterior radiograph of right femur with a healed fracture and stable orthopedic hardware.
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Final films at 6 months showed a healed fracture with stable orthopedic hardware (Figure 4).