title: Supracondylar fractures of the femur.
abstract: Twenty-three fractures of the distal femur were treated by open reduction and internal fixation with a compression screw device. Eleven to 34 months of clinical and radiographic follow-up evaluation was available in 19 patients. No nonunions or implant failures and only one deep wound infection occurred. Excellent or good functional and radiographic results were achieved in 74% of patients. Fair results were noted in 16% of patients, and results in 10% were considered failures. The technique is readily mastered and analogous to use of the hip compression screw.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011859:Radiography