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Operative Treatment of the Condylnr Fractures of the Femur
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Moon Gu Choi, Youn Soo Kim, Kee Haeng Lee, Chang Hoon Chung, Hyoung Min Kim, Joong Hyuk Kwon
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J Korean Soc Fract 1999;12(3):523-528. Published online July 31, 1999
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1999.12.3.523
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To evaluate the results of the the condylar fracture of the femur treated by open reduction and cancellous screw fixation.
METERIALS AND METHODS: From April, 1994 to October, 1998, 9 cases of the condylar fracture of the femur were open reduced and internally fixed with cancellous screw. According to AO classification, B2 type, B3 type and C2 type were all three cases each. All intraarticular fragment of the 9 cases were fixed with cancellous screws fixation after open reduction. Additionally 2 cases were fixed with dynamic condylar screw and 1 case was fixed with supracondylar nail. Authors followed up from shortest one year one month to longist three year four month(average 2 years) and evaluated them by using the method of Schatzker and Lamberts.
RESULTS
Seven of 9 cases had reduced anatomically, and remained 2 case which were delayed to operation cannot reduced anatomically. In all case stable fixation of the intraarticular fragment was obtained by cancellous screw fixation without perioperative complication. Schatzker and Lamberts assesment shows excellent in four, good in one, fair in three and failure in one case.
CONCLUSTION: In case of the condylar fracture of the femur, early and relatively simple screw fixation can obtain anotomical reduction and prevent complication caused by incongruent joint surface.
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