ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2022
Locking Plate Alone or in Combination with Cannulated Screws for Hoffa Fractures: A Retrospective Study.
Article in Orthopaedic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biomechanical study using the finite element analysis of a new method for fixation of coronal fracture of the femoral condyle.Journal of orthopaedics · 2026Article
- The effect of screw orientation on internal fixation of Letenneur type II Hoffa fractures: a biomechanics study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Off-Label Use of Buttress Calcaneal Plate in Medial Distal Femoral Fracture to Augment Internal Fixation.JBJS essential surgical techniquesArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveTo determine the efficacy of distal femur condyle locking plate (DFCLP) alone or in combination with cannulated screws for Hoffa fractures.
methodsIn this study, between May 2014 and February 2019, 13 patients between 26 and 64 years with isolated Hoffa fractures were enrolled during the study period and retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent open reduction and internal fixation by DFCLP alone or in combination with cannulated screws followed by early active rehabilitation postoperatively. The primary outcome was evaluated using range of movement (ROM), Knee Society Score (KSS), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scoring system, and the fracture healing time of the patients during the 24-month follow-up period. Postoperative complications were also used to assess the patients' conditions.
resultsA total of 13 patients completed the 24-month follow-up assessment and achieved bone re-union at Hoffa fracture sites. The average follow-up period was 24.5 months (ranging from 24 to 28 months). Six patients were treated by DFCLP in combination with cannulated screws and the remaining seven patients were treated by DFCLP alone. The mean ROM was determined as 119° (ranging from 100° to 130°). The mean KSS score was 87.9 (ranging from 80 to 92 points), with 11 patients evaluated as excellent, two as good, and zero bad cases. The mean IKDC score was 84.2 (ranging from 74.7 to 89.7 points), with 10 evaluated as excellent, three as good, and zero bad cases. The mean IKDC score was 83.3 for patients with medial Hoffa fractures and 84.4 for those with lateral Hoffa fractures. The average time to healing was 3.5 months (ranging from 3 to 4 months), and at month 3, the fracture healing was evident in seven patients (54%), and at month 4, fracture healing was seen in six patients (46%). It is worth mentioning that two patients suffered from knee joint stiffness and osteoarthritis during the 24 months follow-up. Eleven patients (84.6%) achieved satisfactory knee joint function through early postoperative rehabilitation.
conclusionIn patients with Hoffa fractures, treatment with DFCLP alone or in combination with cannulated screws followed by early active rehabilitation resulted in great stability and satisfactory functional outcomes after 24 months. Our findings may provide surgeons with a new way to treat Hoffa fractures.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.