In lower-third fractures of shaft of femur, the proximal fragment undergoes which displacement ?
High-Yield Explanation
FRACTURE FEMUR Proximal 1/3rd Proximal fragment flexes, abducts and externally rotates because of gluteus medius and iliopsoas. Distal fragment is adducted due to adductors such as adductor longus, minimus and magnus Middle 1/3rd Proximal fragment abducts Distal fragment is adducted Distal 1/3rd Proximal fragment adducts Distal fragment is hyperextended by gastrocnemius