BACKGROUND Supracondylar femur fractures are severe injuries that can be technically
challenging to operatively treat. Although they account for less than 1% of all fractures and …

The treatment of distal femur fractures remains a significant surgical challenge. Significant
advances in patient outcome have been achieved with internal fixation compared with …

The diversity of surgical options for the management of distal femoral fractures reflects the
challenges inherent in these injuries. These fractures are frequently comminuted and intra …

The evolution of treatment for supracondylar femoral fractures has sequentially addressed
the difficulties of alignment, articular reduction, stabilization and fracture union. Adequate …

Distal femur fractures occur in a periarticular fracture pattern and disproportionately afflict an
aging population. Although the goals of treatment have not changed, the emergence of new …

Objectives: Fractures of the distal femur are severe injuries that present many clinical
challenges. Nonunion, delayed union, implant failure, and the need for secondary …

Successful management of the distal femoral fracture is possible with adherence to the basic
principles of anatomic reduction, stable fixation, and early motion. Closed management can …

Objectives: In the distal femur, locked plating is efficacious when coronal fractures preclude
the use of a conventional fixed-angle device. However, minimal comparative data exist for …

Background The incidence of distal femur fractures is approximately 37 per 100,000 person-
years. 1 Typically, distal femur fractures are caused by a high-energy injury mechanism in …

Techniques for operative treatment of supra-and intercondylar fractures have changed in
recent years. Some of these changes have come about in reduction techniques and implant …