Operative treatment of acute distal femur fractures: systematic review of 2 comparative studies and 45 case series (1989 to 2005)

M Zlowodzki, M Bhandari, DJ Marek… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 2006 - journals.lww.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Hoffa fracture of the femoral condyle: injury mechanism, classification, diagnosis, and treatment

Y Zhou, Y Pan, Q Wang, Z Hou, W Chen - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hoffa fractures are coronal-plane fractures of the femoral condyle, which are
rarer than sagittal-plane condylar fractures. This study aimed to systematically review the …

Femoral neck shortening after fracture fixation with multiple cancellous screws: incidence and effect on function

M Zlowodzki, O Ayieni, BA Petrisor… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Shortening of the femoral neck after fracture fixation with multiple parallel
screws decreases the moment arm for the abductor muscles of the hip. This study aimed to …

Coronal fractures of the femoral condyle: a brief report of five cases

SM Holmes, D Bomback… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Coronal fractures of the femoral condyle (Hoffa fractures) are uncommon injuries that have a
better outcome when treated surgically. We report a series of five Hoffa fractures (including …

Intra-articular fractures of the distal femur: a long-term follow-up study of surgically treated patients

MV Rademakers, GMMJ Kerkhoffs… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Intra-Articular Fractures of the Distal Femur: A Long-Term F... : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
Intra-Articular Fractures of the Distal Femur: A Long-Term Follow-up Study of Surgically …

Operative management of Hoffa fractures—a prospective review of 18 patients

AS Gavaskar, NC Tummala, M Krishnamurthy - Injury, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Hoffa fractures represent coronal fractures of the femoral condyles. Isolated
Hoffa fractures are rare and current management of these fractures is based on a few …

Coronal plane partial articular fractures of the distal femoral condyle: current concepts in management

MH Arastu, MC Kokke, PJ Duffy… - The bone & joint …, 2013 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Coronal plane fractures of the posterior femoral condyle, also known as Hoffa fractures, are
rare. Lateral fractures are three times more common than medial fractures, although the …

The Hoffa fracture: Coronal fracture of the femoral condyle a review of literature

PB Patel, NC Tejwani - Journal of Orthopaedics, 2018 - Elsevier
This article aims to provide a systematic review of the limited literature and clinical
knowledgebase available on the Hoffa fractures. It is inclusive of the normal anatomy …

[HTML][HTML] Unicondylar fractures of the distal femur

JC Bel, C Court, A Cogan, C Chantelot, G Piétu… - … & Traumatology: Surgery …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Unicondylar fractures of the distal femur are rare, complex, intra-articular
fractures. The objective of this multicentre study was to assess the reduction and fixation of …

Analysis of functional outcome of Hoffa fractures: a retrospective review of 32 patients

V Trikha, S Das, S Gaba… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Hoffa fractures are uncommon intra-articular fractures of femoral condyle in
coronal plane. The purpose of our study is to assess radiologic and functional outcome in …