title: Fractures of the distal femur treated with the AO dynamic condylar screw.
abstract: We report the results of treatment with the dynamic condylar screw of 21 cases of supracondylar and intercondylar fractures of the femur in patients aged 22 to 91 years. There were two nonunions and no deaths. We found the device easy to use and the good fixation allowed early patient mobilisation.
authors.affiliation: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Shewring
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Meggitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001863:Bone Screws; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing