Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Surgical management and functional outcome ofdistal end of femur fractures with locking compression plate

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Dr.Punith Kumar, Dr.Manoj Raju S N, Dr.Praveen Kumar Chavan, Dr.Prashanth Reddy P

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The fractures of the distal end of femur are one of the commonest fractures found and can be treated by different methods. Incidence of distal end of femur fractures-37 per 1,00,000 person. This study was to assess the functional outcome for internal fixation of fractures of the distal end of femur by locking compression plate and to evaluate the effectiveness of distal end of femur fractures treated with locking compression plate. It was a prospective study. In this study, 20 cases of fracture of distal end of femur, meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were treated by open reduction/Mippo and internal fixation using Locking Compression Plate. The functional outcome in regards to ROM was on an average of 112 degrees at 24 weeks. All the cases in our study achieved union with a mean value of 5.75 months and in 2 patients bone grafting was done.It is concluded that, Internal Fixation with Locking compression plate & screw remains procedure of choice in the management of fractures of distal end of femur.

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