Open AccessLateral Buttress Plate Along with Cancellous Screw Fixation for Hoffa Fracture Using Swashbuckler Approach
Author(s) -
Sarang Agarwal,
Loveneesh G. Krishna,
Anish Agarwalla,
Jatin Talwar,
Ashish Rustagi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.1007/s43465-020-00312-2
Subject(s) - medicine , coronal plane , fracture (geology) , fixation (population genetics) , tibia , orthodontics , condyle , patella fracture , patella , anatomy , materials science , composite material , population , environmental health
Coronal plane fracture of the posterior femoral condyle, Hoffa fracture is a rare injury pattern. We report a case of a 32-year-old male with closed Lateral Hoffa fracture along with patella and medial condyle of tibia fracture. Patient was treated using 02 cannulated cancellous screws and a lateral recon plate for Hoffa fracture, tension band wiring for patella fracture and 02 cannulated cancellous screws for tibia fracture through modified swashbuckler approach. Twenty-four months postoperatively, the range of movement in the knee was 0°-130°. In this complex case, our technique provided stable fixation of the fragments and a satisfactory final functional outcome.