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12078883

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study was to review the use of intramedullary supracondylar (IMSC) nails for distal femoral fractures. We reviewed 24 fractures treated with second-generation IMSC nails. The fractures consisted of 18 type A1, one type A2, two type C1, one type C2, and two type C3 fractures. The relationships between clinical results and fracture type, approaches, and patient age were retrospectively reviewed. All fractures healed clinically and radiographically. Twenty-one patients maintained gait performance equivalent to that before injury. Average operating time was 108 min +/- 43 min. ROM in the knee of all patients was -5 degrees +/- 6 degrees in extension and 102 degrees +/- 38 degrees in flexion. Extension lag was influenced by surgical approach. The final knee arc was inversely correlated to patient age (R: 0.49, P<0.05). There were three varus/valgus deformities, two cases with loosening, and two with breakage of the distal locking screws, but no failure of the nail itself. Second-generation IMSC nailing for distal femur fractures was satisfactory in patients younger than 60 years of age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0341-2695
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
85-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Second-generation intramedullary supracondylar nail for distal femoral fractures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan. orthop@kta.att.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article