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Dual Plating of the Distal Femur: Indications and Surgical Techniques.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dual vs. single plating in distal femoral fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Fractures Around the Knee-Significant Achievements During the Past 25 Years and Major Questions to Be Solved.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Revision Surgery After Failed Fixation of Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures: Nail-Plate Combination Versus Double Plating.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Functional and Radiological Outcomes of Distal Femur Fractures Fixed With Bicolumnar Plating: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Preliminary retrospective analysis of combined retrograde tibial intramedullary nail and lateral less invasive stabilization system for distal femoral fractures.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Comparison of combined femoral nail and plate fixation versus dual plate fixation in the treatment of AO/OTA 33C distal femoral fractures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Influence of Fracture Defect Size on Treatment Outcomes in Distal Femur Fractures: A Comparative Study Between Lateral Locking Plate and Double Plate Fixation.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Double plating versus nail-plate construct in AO 33C distal femur fractures: treatment choice affects knee alignment, clinical outcomes, and quality of life-a multicenter study.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Observational
- Comparison of Three Internal Fixation Constructs for AO/OTA 33-A3 Distal Femoral Fractures: A Biomechanical Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- 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
- Comparative study of retrograde intramedullary nailing versus locking extramedullary plating in complete articular fractures with metaphyseal comminution of the distal femur.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Distal femur fractures management and evolution in the last century.International orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Endosteal plating for the treatment of malunions and nonunions of distal femur fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Review
- Novel classification system for periprosthetic distal femoral fractures: a consideration for comminution.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Article
- [Distal femoral fractures].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Review
- Double fixation for complex distal femoral fractures.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- A modified anterolateral swashbuckler approach for distal femoral fractures: description and outcomes.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Article
- Dual-Plating in Distal Femur Fracture: A Systematic Review and Limited Meta-analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2022Review
- Failure of dual plating in a complex open distal femur fracture as the result of major trauma.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Infected Nonunion of the Distal Femur in the Elderly with Bone Loss: Case Report and Treatment Options.Case reports in orthopedics · 2021Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Dual-plating of the distal femur is required in some cases to achieve stable fixation. The indications of a medial plate in addition to the lateral plate are medial supracondylar bone loss, low trans-condylar bicondylar fractures, medial Hoffa fracture, peri-prosthetic distal femur fractures, non-union after failed fixation with single lateral plate, poor bone quality and comminuted distal femur fractures (AO type C3). We recommend orthogonal plate configuration with locked plates by a single incision or dual incision approach as per surgeon choice.
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