External Fixator-Assisted Reduction of Distal Femur Fractures: A Technical Trick.

Authors

Stephen J Shymon
Joseph Ulitto
David P Barei
Michael Sirkin MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Mark C Reilly
Mark R Adams

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2021

Abstract

Restoration of anatomical alignment while preserving the soft-tissue envelope around the fracture site remains a challenge during distal femur fracture fixation. Although the lateral distal femoral locking plate allows surgeons to achieve adequate bony stability, their application has been associated with malalignment leading to inferior outcomes. We propose a biologically friendly, percutaneous technique that sequentially reduces and aligns distal femur fractures with an anterior external fixator before definitive fixation with a lateral distal femoral locking plate.

Volume

35

Issue

5

First Page

177

Last Page

177

ISSN

1531-2291

Published In/Presented At

Shymon, S. J., Ulitto, J., Barei, D. P., Sirkin, M. S., Reilly, M. C., & Adams, M. R. (2021). External Fixator-Assisted Reduction of Distal Femur Fractures: A Technical Trick. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 35(5), e177–e181. https://doi.org/10.1097/BOT.0000000000001901

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

32694377

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article