Open AccessMonofilament Cerclage Wiring Fixation with Locking Plates for Distal Femoral Fracture: Is it Appropriate?
Author(s) -
Sung Hyun Lee,
Young Chae Choi,
Suc Hyun Kweon
Publication year - 2019
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/ortho.ijortho_269_18
Subject(s) - medicine , nonunion , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , internal fixation , radiological weapon , visual analogue scale , bone healing , concomitant , population , environmental health
We aimed to determine the efficacy of cerclage wiring by comparing the clinical and radiological results between internal fixation with locking plates after distal femoral fracture reduction with or without cerclage wiring.