title: [Bilateral Hoffa fracture--a rarity].
abstract: The isolated, tangential fracture of the dorsal part of the femoral condylus was first described by Friedrich Busch (1844-1916), a surgeon from Berlin in 1869, and not as always supposed by Albert Hoffa (1859-1907) in 1904. This is a case report describing a bilateral type B3-fracture of the distal femur (AO-fracture-classification) in a 58 year old man. Diagnostic, surgical procedure and outcome are described and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Unfall- u. Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Heuschen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Göhring
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Meeder
mesh_terms: D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Die beidseitige Hoffa-Fraktur--eine Rarität.