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Non-contact femoral fracture in a collegiate football player.

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Author	Moore, Terri-Anne Cleary, Michelle Diaz, Thalia Mitchell, Israel
Abstract	Abstract: We present a unique athletic injury witnessed by the primary investigator who was compelled to convey the details of the incident to other Certified Athletic Trainers. This case is presented to increase awareness and ensure proper recognition, evaluation, and treatment of this potentially lifethreatening injury. Femoral fractures are usually caused by tremendous forces as a result of direct contact. The femur is one of the largest and most dense bones in the body and requires a great amount of force to overcome the mechanical strength of the bone and cause breakage or fracture. Accidents that may cause a femur fracture usually involve falling from a height, high-speed collisions in sports such as skiing or snowmobiling, or car accidents (DePalma, 1970). Various types of femur fractures encompass simple, spiral, comminuted, transverse, closed, open, pathological and stress fractures (Shultz, 1972). These fracture types can be further classified into femoral neck, intertrochanteric, subtrochanteric, supracondylar, and femoral shaft fracture categories (Derian, 1970). A review of the current medical literature revealed that the types of femoral pathology observed in sports can range from avulsion fractures involving
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Subject Keyword	Collegiate Football Player Non-contact Femoral Fracture Femur Fracture Unique Athletic Injury Mechanical Strength Femoral Shaft Fracture Category Primary Investigator Direct Contact Avulsion Fracture Cause Breakage Current Medical Literature Great Amount Fracture Type Certified Athletic Trainer Car Accident Various Type Stress Fracture Lifethreatening Injury Femoral Pathology Dense Bone Tremendous Force Femoral Neck High-speed Collision Femoral Fracture Proper Recognition
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