Severely comminuted distal femur fractures require anatomic internal fixation for best results, but obtaining rigid fixation of the multiple fragments may be challenging or impossible using ...

We see more than 50 to 70 distal femur periprosthetic fractures a year, and only one or two a year have a loose femoral flange or inadequate bone stock for fixation. Two studies have shown a ...

X-rays of the lower extremities demonstrated a displaced distal femoral physeal ... Physeal fractures in neonatal patients occur rarely. When such fractures involve the femur, they may occur ...

Rabin SI. In Severely Comminuted Intercondylar-Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures, Use the Device That Fits. MedGenMed 1(3), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine ...