Clinical and radiological outcome of distal femoral fractures treated by distal femoral locking compression plate

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Distal femoral fractures represent a challenging problem in orthopaedic practice. Open reduction with internal fixation has replaced previous trends of closed conservative management and external fixation. Distal femoral locking compression plate (DF-LCP) provides both locking and compression screw fixation of the femur shaft. This study was conducted to assess the clinical and radiological results of distal femoral fractures treated with DF-LCP.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> It was a prospective study on<strong> </strong>90 cases. Fracture patterns AO type A and C were considered. Lateral approach was used as standard surgical technique. The total follow up period was 6 months .Functional and radiological results were evaluated using Neer’s score.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The series consisted of 64 males and 26 female patients with mean age 40.56 years. Road traffic Accident (68%) was the commonest mode of injury. Most were closed fractures. Wound infection was seen in 4 patients. Average flexion at knee joint was 117<sup>°</sup>. 100% union rate was observed with an average union time of 14.3 weeks. NEER’s score was excellent in 44, good in 32, fair in 10 cases and poor in 4 cases.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> DF-LCP is an important armamentarium in treatment of distal femur fractures especially when fracture is closed, severely comminuted and in case of osteoporosis.</p>

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