title: Comparison of operative and conservative treatment of fractures of the lower end of the femur involving the knee.
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors