Hardy A E, White P, Williams J
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1979 May;61-B(2):151-4. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.61B2.438264.
Seventy-nine cases of fracture of the femoral shaft treated by cast-brace and early walking have been reviewed. Discrepancy in femoral length was assessed by scanogram. The cases were analysed to relate the incidence of shortening greater than 2 centimetres to the type and site of the fracture, and the time which elapsed from injury until the cast-brace was applied. Such shortening was encountered most frequently when the cast-brace was applied within the first two weeks from injury or after six weeks and in those patients with comminuted fractures of the middle third of the femoral shaft.
对79例采用石膏支具固定并早期行走治疗的股骨干骨折病例进行了回顾。通过扫描图评估股骨长度的差异。分析这些病例，以确定股骨缩短超过2厘米的发生率与骨折类型、部位以及从受伤到应用石膏支具的时间之间的关系。当在受伤后两周内或六周后应用石膏支具时，以及在股骨干中1/3粉碎性骨折的患者中，最常出现这种缩短情况。
