Indian Journal of Scientific Research

  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Dynamic condylar screw and locking plate fixation in the treatment of distal femoral fractures-an interventional study

  • Author:
  • N.G. Gururaj1,, G Vinaya2, S. Riyaz Ahmad3
  • Total Page Count: 35
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 135 to 169

1Department of Orthopaedics. KIMS, Koppal. Karnataka, India

2Department of OBG, KIMS, Koppal. Karnataka, India

3Department of Community Medicine, KIMS, Koppal. Karnataka, India

Abstract

To compare clinical and radiological union in optimum position, complications encountered and to assess and compare the functions of the knee joint. Among 30 patients, 16 cases (54%) sustained A type and 14 cases (46%) suffered type C supracondylar fracture as per AO classification. 54% of patients had right sided injury and 47% of patients had left sided injury. Mode of injury in most of the patients (84%) was road side accident. Most of the patients were operated with an interval of 7 days (66%) and in rest 5 patients (34%) the delay was upto 14 days. In DCS group, 20% patients suffered immediate complications out of which 2 patients had superficial infection and one patient had deep infection. In LCP group, 2 patients (13%) suffered immediate complications, both had superficial infection. DCS group, history of knee arthrosis was present in 13% of cases before injury. In LCPgroup, history of knee arthrosis was present in 34% of cases before injury.

Keywords

Supracondylar, Intercondylar, Knee Arthrosis, Neer Criteria, Complications