Fox, MelanieScarvell, Jennifer MSmith, PaulKalyanasundaram, ShankarStachurski, Zbigniew2015-12-131749-799Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/73833Background: Internal fixation of femoral fractures requires drilling holes through the cortical bone of the shaft of the femur. Intramedullary suction reduces the fat emboli produced by reaming and nailing femoral fractures but requires four suction portaAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: Femur fracture; Finite element analysis; Internal fracture fixation; Intramedullary fixation; Materials testing; Mechanical; StressLateral drill holes decrease strength of the femur: An observational study using finite element and experimental analyses201310.1186/1749-799X-8-292016-02-24