title: [Fractures of the lower extremity of the femur. Therapeutic indications and results of a series of 86 fractures].
abstract: The authors report 76 recent fractures of the lower femoral end. The types of fractures, the treatment and the results are analyzed. Kuntscher's close wound intramedullary nailing with reaming should be employed for transversal supra-condylar fractures and classical osteosynthesis for other cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Fracture de l'extrémité inférieure de fémur. Indications thérapeutiques et résultats d'une série de 86 fractures.