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• Rev. bras. ortop. 49 (1) • Jan-Feb 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2014.01.009   copy

Necrotizing fasciitis after internal fixation of fracture of femoral trochanteric☆ ☆ Please cite this article as: Santos LEN, Pires RES, Figueiredo LB, Soares EAM. Fasciíte necrosante pós-osteossíntese de fratura transtro-cantérica do fêmur. Rev Bras Ortop. 2014;49:78–81. ,☆☆ ☆☆ Study conducted at Hospital Felício Rocho, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

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Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare and potentially lethal soft tissue infection. We report a case of trochanteric femur fracture in a patient who underwent fracture fixation and developed necrotizing fasciitis. A literature review on the topic will be addressed.

Necrotizing fasciitis; Infection; Hip fractures; Femoral fractures

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