@article{ref1,
title="Comminuted femur fracture in a free fall jump: a case report",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2019",
author="Bridwell, Rachel E. and Oliver, Cpt Joshua J. and Ziehl, Capt Danielle and Tannenbaum, Cpt Lloyd I. and McCarthy, Cpt Patrick M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Military free fall or high-altitude low-opening parachute jumps play a key role in special operations tactics, though injury patterns in these operators are not well characterized. In contrast to lower-altitude static line paratroopers, free fall operators require precise parachute deployment after a prolonged descent, with the potential for high-velocity trauma. This report describes a 33-year-old Marine Corps Reconnaissance operator who sustained left comminuted basicervical femoral neck fracture requiring cephalomedullary nail internal fixation with a full recovery. This femoral neck fracture highlights the high-energy injuries experienced by these invaluable operators, especially when conducting combat or night jumps.<br><br>© Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2019. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="10.1093/milmed/usz417",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz417"
}