title: [Bridging osteosynthesis in closed compound fractures of the femur shaft].
abstract: The technique of bridging plate osteosynthesis in closed comminuted fractures of the femoral shaft is described. With regard to clinical and radiological results as well as to complications in the postoperative course a group of 17 fractures stabilized by the bridging technique is compared with a group of 16 femoral fractures fixed by plate osteosynthesis after anatomical reduction.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Heitemeyer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hierholzer
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Die überbrückende Osteosynthese bei geschlossenen Stückfrakturen des Femurschaftes.