16 results for “femoral fractures”
82y · Female·fat embolism syndrome and bronchopneumonia following nail fixation of bilateral …
…steoporosis died from fat embolism syndrome and bronchopneumonia following surgical fixation of bilateral femoral fractures. The fractures occurred on 10 September 2010 during an unauthorized manual lift from a chair to…
56y · Male·Complications of atraumatic bilateral femoral fractures (repaired) during a seiz…
… O'Brien, a 56-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia, sustained multiple seizure-related bilateral femoral fractures. A subtle posterior cortical fracture to his left femur, sustained during a seizure on 15 June …
80y · Female·multiple injuries in the setting of a fall
Catherine Mary Reid, aged 80, died from multiple fractures sustained in a fall during a mechanical hoist transfer at a disability care facility. While being transf…
78y · Male·Complications of blood loss from femoral fracture sustained in harness riding in…
A 78-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease on warfarin sustained a compound femoral fracture with massive bleeding after a harness racing accident in a rural location. Despite exemplary pre…
90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…
… a rehabilitation facility (Peter James Centre) where she suffered a second fall resulting in additional fractures. She was readmitted to hospital, developed hospital-acquired pneumonia, and died in February 2018. The c…
80y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of severe oropharyngeal dysphagia and chron…
…ed care facility or hospital. The case highlights the high mortality risk in elderly patients with femur fractures (25% at 30 days, 50% at one year) and the complex medical management required. The surgeon noted pneumon…
69y · Male·complications post trauma related acquired brain injury
…ed in a violent assault in December 2021. He had suffered a significant intracranial haemorrhage, facial fractures, and left hemiplegia, requiring residential aged care. Nearly 2.5 years after the initial injury, while …
19y · Male·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (driver)
…ssons: trauma management in high-speed MVA with multiple casualties; management of head injuries, spinal fractures, and severe trauma in young patients.
30y · Female·Multiple injuries due to motorcycle accident (pedestrian)
Amanda Lee Hirning, 30, died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a motorcycle while crossing Stanley Street East in East Brisbane. She stepped onto the road 30-40 metres from a traffic light-controlled inters…
77y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 77-year-old woman was fatally struck by a utility vehicle reversing from a driveway while walking her dog on a footpath. The vehicle lacked modern safety features (reverse camera, sensors, or warning beeper) and had po…
26y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a single motorcycle crash
…ck steel barrier cables and posts, sustaining massive head injuries, cardiac laceration, thoracic spinal fractures, and abdominal bleeding. This case illustrates the catastrophic consequences of impaired driving and veh…
54y · Male·Acute severe trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash, including transected tho…
54-year-old male died in a head-on motor vehicle collision on 13 February 2020. He was driving westbound when his vehicle crossed centre lines into the eastbound lane, colliding with an oncoming vehicle. The cause of lan…
7y · Female·streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis complicating retropharyngeal abscess
…tically, X-rays were not performed despite allegations of shaking; these would have revealed rib and leg fractures, confirming abuse and triggering immediate referral to tertiary paediatric services with specialist chil…
86y · Female·complications of femoral, radial and ulnar fractures; antecedent cause Alzheimer…
86-year-old Hazel Brockett died from complications of fractures inflicted by a fellow dementia-affected resident in a locked Memory Support Unit (aged care dementia fac…
20y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle accident
A 20-year-old station hand died from multiple injuries sustained when the unregistered Toyota utility he was driving lost control at speed on a remote dirt road near Croydon, Queensland. The vehicle misjudged a sharp lef…
74y · Female·Fractures of the legs, with terminal palliative care, in an elderly lady with mu…
Ms Papanastasiou, a 74-year-old aged care resident confined to a wheelchair, died from bilateral femoral fractures sustained when she fell from her wheelchair during sudden bus braking. The wheelchair was secur…
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