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Year |
2004 |
|---|---|
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Question Number |
57. |
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Category |
Musculoskeletal Trauma |
Question
A 24-year-old man sustains the injury shown in Figure 15a after a motor vehicle accident. Treatment consists of emergent open reduction and internal fixation as shown in Figure 15b. What is the most likely complication?
1- Infection
2- Nonunion
3- Degenerative arthritis of the hip
4- Chondrolysis
5- Subtrochanteric femoral fracture at the screw insertion site
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