Images in Clinical Medicine

Kim Eagle, M.D., Editor

Bilateral Femur Fractures

Gregory P. Conners, M.D., and Daniel W. Ochsenschlager, M.D.

N Engl J Med 1994; 331:512August 25, 1994

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Figure 1 Bilateral Femur Fractures.

Bilateral femur fractures are visible in a nine-month-old boy who was restrained with only a standard lap belt in the rear seat of an automobile that struck a post at 40 miles (65 km) per hour. The child required hospitalization and a prolonged period in a spica cast. A proper car seat is the only appropriate restraint for a small child.

Kim Eagle, M.D.

Gregory P. Conners, M.D.
Daniel W. Ochsenschlager, M.D.
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010