ArticleInternational orthopaedics2018
The antegrade angle-stable locking intramedullary nail for type-C distal femoral fractures: a thirty four case experience.
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- Integrated Nail and Plate Fixation with Allograft in the Management of Osteoporotic Intra-articular Distal Femur Fracture - A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- Bone reconstruction with modified Masquelet technique in open distal femoral fractures: a case series.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Clinical outcomes of revision with retrograde intermedullary nailing for failed plating of distal femoral fractures: a retrospective study.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Prominent and fruitful development of orthopaedic research in China.International orthopaedics · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionThis is a retrospective study that provides initial experience and verifies the effectiveness of the newly-designed antegrade interlocking angle-stable intramedullary nail (IAIN) combined with half-threaded cancellous screws in the management of type-C (AO/OTA classification) distal femoral fractures.
methodsDuring a period of 30 months, 34 patients (mean age 43.1 years) with type-C (AO/OTA classification) fractures of the distal femur were treated with IAIN and half-threaded cancellous screws were reviewed. Peri-operative and post-operative parameters were analyzed.
resultsAll of the fractures healed in a mean time of 12.6 weeks with no incidences of malunion, nonunion or infection. No secondary failure of fixation occurred. Partial weight bearing was initiated in an average of 7.4 weeks post-operatively, with full weight bearing initiated in 13.8 weeks. All of the patients, except for one, gained full extension. The mean flexion of the knee joint was 110.1°, while the mean Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) knee score was 85.2.
conclusionThe IAIN and half-threaded cancellous screws provided a reliable fixation that facilitated uncomplicated outcomes and uneventful early mobilization in treating type-C fractures of the distal femur.
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