Treatment of Supracondylar and Intercondylar Fractures of the Femur With Extensive Surgical Approach Techniques

Four supracondylar and intercondylar fractures of the femur in eighteen patients were reduced and stabilized with extensive surgical approach techniques. The results were rated as excellent in two cases, satisfactory in one, and unsatisfactory in one. An extensive surgical exposure, accomaplished by...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 1455 - 1458
Main Authors Sagara, Masashi, Inoue, Hiroshi, Yanagida, Iwao, Kuga, Youichirou, Saitou, Yoshiyuki, Miyazaki, Kenichirou
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 25.09.1993
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Fracture of the distal end of the femur
Supracondylar and intercondylar fracture
Surgical treatment
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Summary:Four supracondylar and intercondylar fractures of the femur in eighteen patients were reduced and stabilized with extensive surgical approach techniques. The results were rated as excellent in two cases, satisfactory in one, and unsatisfactory in one. An extensive surgical exposure, accomaplished by elevation of the tibial tuberosity with the attached extensor mechanism, can facilitate the reduction and fixation of severely comminuted intra-articular fractures of the distal end of the femur.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.42.1455