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Review Question - QID 8997

Femoral Shaft Fractures Complications Malunion and rotational malalignment QID: 8997 (OBQ16.235)
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QID 8997 (Type "8997" in App Search)
A 55-year-old male is involved in a motorcycle crash and sustains a closed, right-sided, midshaft femur fracture. This is an isolated injury. He is treated with retrograde femoral nailing, and post-operatively is noted to have 30 degrees of internal rotation of the operative extremity, when compared with his nonsurgical side. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this malrotation deformity?
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