Open AccessComplex AO type C3 distal femur fractures: Results after fixation with a lateral locked plate using modified swashbuckler approach
Author(s) -
Alpna Agrawal,
Vivek Kiyawat
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.4103/0019-5413.197516
Subject(s) - medicine , femur , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , surgery , population , environmental health
Complex AO type C3 fractures of the distal femur are challenging injuries, fraught with complications such as malunion and stiffness. We prospectively evaluated a consecutive series of patients with complex AO type C3 distal femur fractures to determine the clinicoradiological outcome after fixation with a single locked plate using modified swashbuckler approach.