The condylar plate for treatment of distal femoral fractures: A long-term follow-up study

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-448

  Kolb, K ^a   Grutzner P ^a   Koller, H ^a   Windisch, C ^b   Marx, F ^b   Kolb, W ^b  

^a KATHARINENHOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Condylar plate; Distal femoral fracture; Indirect reduction technique; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICES; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE HEALING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749126990     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.08.046     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Bolhofner B.R., Carmen B., and Clifford P. The results of open reduction and internal fixation of distal femur fractures using a biologic (indirect) reduction technique. J Orthop Trauma 10 (1996) 372-377
2. Chiron H.S., Tremoulet J., Casey P., et al. Fractures of the distal third of the femur treated by internal fixation. Clin Orthop Relat Res 100 (1974) 160-170
3. Fankhauser F., Gruber G., Schippinger G., et al. Minimally-invasive treatment of distal femoral fractures with the LISS (Less Invasive Stabilization System). Acta Orthop Scand 75 (2004) 55-60
4. Giles J.B., DeLee J.C., Heckman J.D., et al. Supracondylar-intercondylar fractures of the femur treated with a supracondylar plate and lag screw. J Bone Joint Surg Am 64 (1982) 864-870
5. Gustilo R.B., and Anderson J.T. Prevention of infection in the treatment of one thousand and twenty-five open fractures of long bones: retrospective and prospective analyses. J Bone Surg Am 58 (1976) 453-458
6. Hahn U., Prokop A., Jubel A., et al. LISS versus Kondylenplatte. Kongressbd Dtsch Ges Chir Kongr 119 (2002) 498-504
7. Halpenny J., and Rorabeck C.H. Supracondylar fractures of the femur: results of treatment of 61 patients. Can J Surg 27 (1984) 606-609
8. Jaakola J.I., Lundy D.W., Moore T., et al. Supracondylar femur fixation. Mechanical comparison of the 95 condylar side plate and screw versus 95 angled blade plate. Acta Orthop Scand 73 (2002) 72-76
9. Jazrawi L.M., Kummer F.J., Simon J.A., et al. New technique for treatment of unstable distal femur fractures by locked double-plating: case report and biomechanical evaluation. J Trauma 48 (2000) 87-92
10. Ketterl R., Köstler W., Wittwer W., and Stübinger B. 5-Year results of dia/supracondylar femoral fractures, managed with the dynamic condylar screw (DCS). Zentralbl Chir 122 (1997) 1033-1039
11. Kinzl L. Femur: distal. In: Ruedi T.P., and Murphy W.M. (Eds). AO principles of fracture management (2000), Thieme 468-481
12. Krettek C., Schandelmaier P., Miclau T., et al. Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) using the DCS in proximal and distal femoral fractures. Injury 28 (1997) A20-A30
13. Krettek C., Schandelmaier P., Miclau T., et al. Transarticular joint reconstruction and indirect plate osteosynthesis (TARPO) for severe distal intercondylar C2/C3 type femoral fractures. Injury 28 (1997) A31-A41
14. Krettek C., Müller M., and Miclau T. Evolution of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) in the femur. Injury 32 (2001) 14-23
15. Marti A., Fankhauser C., Frenk A., et al. Biomechanical evaluation of the Less Invasive Stabilization System for the internal fixation of distal femur fractures. J Orthop Trauma 15 (2001) 482-487
16. Mast J., Jakob R., and Ganz R. Planning and reduction technique in fracture surgery (1989), Springer, Berlin
17. Merchan E.C.R., Maestu P.R., and Blanco R.P. Blade plating of closed displaced supracondylar fractures of the distal femur with the AO system. J Trauma 32 (1992) 174-178
18. Mize R.D., Bucholz R.W., and Grogan D.P. Surgical treatment of displaced, comminuted fractures of the distal end of the femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 64 (1982) 871-879
19. Müller M.E., Nazarian S., Koch P., and Schatzker J. The comprehensive classification of fractures of the long bones. (1990), Springer, New York, NY
20. Neer C.S., Grantham S.A., and Shelton M.L. Supracondylar fractures of the adult femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 49 (1967) 591-613
21. Olerud S. Operative treatment of supracondylar-condylar fractures of the femur. Technique and results in fifteen cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am 54 (1972) 1015-1032
22. Ostermann, PAW, Hahn MP, Ekkernkamp A, et al. Monokondyläre Frakturen des Femur. Therapeutische Strategie und klinische Ergebnisse. Chirurg 1997;68:72-6.
23. Ostrum R.F., and Geel C. Indirect reduction and internal fixation of supracondylar femur fractures without bone graft. J Orthop Trauma 9 (1995) 278-284
24. Paley D., Herzenberg J., Tetsworth K., et al. Deformity planning for frontal and sagittal plane corrective osteotomies. Orthop Clin North Am 25 (1994) 425-465
25. Rademakers M.V., Kerkhoffs G.M.M.J., Sieverelt I.N., et al. Intra-articular fractures of the distal femur. A long term follow-up study of surgically treated patients. J Orthop Trauma 18 (2004) 213-219
26. Ricci A.R., Yue J.J., Taffet R., et al. Less Invasive Stabilization System for treatment of distal femur fractures. Am J Orthop 33 (2004) 250-255
27. Sanders R., Regazzoni P., and Ruedi T.P. Treatment of supracondylar-intercondylar fractures of the femur using the dynamic condylar screw. J Orthop Trauma 3 (1989) 214-222
28. Sanders R., Swiontowski M., Rosen H., et al. Double-plating of comminuted, unstable fractures of the distal part of the femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 73 (1991) 341-346
29. Schandelmaier P., Partenheimer A., Koenemann B., et al. Distal femoral fractures and LISS stabilization. Injury 32 (2001) 55-63
30. Schatzker J., and Lambert D.C. Supracondylar fractures of the femur. Clin Orthop Relat Res 138 (1979) 77-83
31. Schatzker J. Fractures of the distal femur revisited. Clin Orthop Relat Res 347 (1998) 43-56
32. Schütz M., Müller M., Krettek C., et al. Minimally invasive stabilization of distal femoral fractures with the LISS: a prospective multicenter study. Results of a clinical study with special emphasis on difficult cases. Injury 32 (2001) 48-54
33. Siliski J.M., Mahring M., and Hofer P. Supracondylar-intercondylar fractures of the femur. Treatment by internal fixation. J Bone Joint Surg Am 71 (1989) 95-104
34. Simonian P.T., Thompson G.J., Emley W., et al. Angulated screw placement in the lateral condylar buttress plate for supracondylar femoral fractures. Injury 29 (1998) 101-104
35. Stewart M.J., Sisk D., and Wallace S.L. Fractures of the distal third of the femur. A comparison of methods of treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Am 48 (1966) 95-104
36. Stocker R, Heinz T, Vecsei V. Ergebnisse der operativen Versorgung von distalen Femurfrakturen mit Gelenkbeteiligung. Unfallchirurg 1995;98:392-7.
37. Syed A.A., Agarwal M., Giannoudis P.V., et al. Distal femoral fractures: long-term outcome following stabilization with the LISS. Injury 35 (2004) 599-607
38. Wenzl H, Casey PA, Hérbert P, Belin J. Die operative Behandlung der distalen Femurfraktur. AO Bulletin. Chur AO: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen; 1970.
39. Zehntner M.K., Marchesi D.G., Burch H., et al. Alignment of supracondylar/intercondylar fractures of the femur after internal fixation by AO/ASIF technique. J Orthop Trauma 6 (1992) 3-26
40. Zlowodzki M., Williamson S., Cole P.A., et al. Biomechanical evaluation of the Less Invasive Stabilization System, angled blade plate, and retrograde intramedullary nail for the internal fixation of distal femur fractures. J Orthop Trauma 18 (2004) 494-502
41. Zlowodzki M., Williamson S., Zardiackas L.D., and Kregor P.J. Biomechanical evaluation of the Less Invasive Stabilization System and the 95-degree angled blade plate for the internal fixation of distal femur fractures in humans with high bone mineral density. J Trauma 60 (2006) 836-840