Additional fixation of medial plate over the unstable lateral locked plating of distal femur fractures: a biomechanical study

KH Park, CW Oh, IH Park, JW Kim, JH Lee, HJ Kim - Injury, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Lateral locked plating is a standard treatment option for distal femur fractures.
However, the unstable conditions after lateral locked plating are increasing. The objective of …

Geriatric distal femoral fractures: a retrospective study of 30 day mortality

T Jennison, M Divekar - Injury, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Distal femoral fractures have many of the same challenges as hip fractures, but
there has been limited research into outcomes following these. The aim of this study was to …

Treatment of distal femur fractures with the DePuy-Synthes variable angle locking compression plate

TC McDonald, JJ Lambert, RM Hulick… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine the failure rate of the DePuy-Synthes variable angle locking
compression curved condylar plate (VA-LCP) and quantify failure modes. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Fixation of periprosthetic or osteoporotic distal femoral fractures with locking plates: a pilot randomised controlled trial

NK Kanakaris, O Obakponovwe, M Krkovic… - International …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction We hypothesised that the use of a polyaxial locking plate design offers the same
clinical benefits as a monoaxial locking plate system following distal femoral osteoporotic …

[HTML][HTML] Distal femur fractures

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Comparison of less invasive stabilization system plate and retrograde intramedullary nail in the fixation of femoral supracondylar fractures in the elderly: a …

Y Du, J Ma, S Wang, L Sun, Y Wang, B Lu… - Orthopaedic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the biomechanical stabilities of less invasive stabilization system
(LISS) plate and retrograde intramedullary nail (IMN) for the comminuted femoral …

Intramedullary nails versus distal locking plates for fracture of the distal femur: results from the Trial of Acute Femoral Fracture Fixation (TrAFFix) randomised feasibility …

XL Griffin, ML Costa, E Phelps, N Parsons, M Dritsaki… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This feasibility study and process evaluation assessed the likely success of a
definitive trial of intramedullary fixation with locked retrograde nails versus extramedullary …

Low risk of nonunion with lateral locked plating of distal femoral fractures—A retrospective study of 191 consecutive patients

D Wenger, S Andersson - Injury, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction The reported rate of nonunion of distal femoral fractures varies in the literature.
Several risk factors for nonunion following lateral locked plating (LLP) have been described …

[HTML][HTML] Modified Capanna's technique (vascularized free fibula combined with allograft) as a single-stage procedure in post-traumatic long-segment defects of the …

D Jayaramaraju, H Venkataramani… - Indian Journal of …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives Salvage and reconstruction of posttraumatic defects of the long bone are
complex due to the multiple procedures involved and increased chances of poor outcomes …

Prolonged surgical duration, higher body mass index and current smoking increases risk of surgical site infection after intra‐articular fracture of distal femur

H Xu, L Yu, Y Li, Z Gong - ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study aimed to investigate incidence of surgical site infection (SSI)
following the surgery of intra‐articular fractures of distal femur. Methods Between July 2014 …