Abstract

• Authors experienced fifty-three patients who had had supraconlylar fracture of the femur since December, 1982.
  According to Schatzkers classification, Type I fracture were seventeen patients (thirty-two%) and Type II were ten patients(nineteen%) and Type III were twenty-six patients(forty-nine%).
  Eight patients were treated conservatively and forty-five treaed operatively.
  According to Schatzkers criterin, satisfactory results were obtained iin seventy-five% of patients with conservative treatment and in sixty-two% of patents with operative treatment.
  Satisfactory results were obtained in eighty-eight% of Type I and in seventy% of Type II and in forty-six% of Type III.
  Satisfactory results were obtained in seventy-three% of closed fractures and in forty-four% of open fractures.
  Satisfactory results were obtained in cases with early exercise of knee motion.
• Key words: Fracture, Supacondylar, Femur, Schatzker

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