ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2022
The utility of reverse distal femur locking compression plate in minimally invasive osteosynthesis for type C subtrochanteric fractures of the femur: technical description and a clinical series of 50 cases.
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- Strategies for fixation of periprosthetic fragility fractures of the neck of femur below a well-functioning hip resurfacing arthroplasty: A case-series.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2023Article
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backgroundEstablishing fracture consolidation and avoiding postoperative complications of comminuted subtrochanteric fractures of the femur are technically challenging. The authors delineated a technical description of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) by using a reverse distal femur locking compression plate (LCP-DF) and retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of these particular fractures.
methodsFifty patients with 51 type C subtrochanteric fractures of the femur were operated on by MIPO and reverse LCP-DF fixation. The collected data included postoperative complications, union times, and clinical outcomes.
resultsAll fractures were united with a mean union time of 19.4 weeks (range 16-22). Regarding postoperative complications, asymptomatic valgus angulation occurred in five patients and trochanteric pain in six. According to Harris hip score, nine patients were determined to be excellent, 36 to be good and five to be fair.
conclusionMIPO by reverse LCP-DF is reliable and effective for type C subtrochanteric fractures of the femur particularly in situations where intramedullary nailing is not feasible.
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