title: [Results of surgical treatment of fractures of the distal thigh with joint involvement].
abstract: The results of treatment of 35 intraarticular distal fractures of the femur are presented. Treatment was performed in 8 cases with a condylar plate, in 8 cases with dynamic compression screw (DCS), in 2 cases with two plates, in 9 cases with screws only, and eight times the fracture was treated with a combination of lag screws and locking nail. Examination took place at an average of 45.5 months after the accident. 19 patients had an isolated fracture, 8 patients one accidental injury and 8 patients had more than one fracture or were polytraumatised. In 75% of the patients treatment lasted for between day 1 and 5. We found 17.1% open fractures and had to face infections in 5.7% (two cases). Bone healing occurred in all fractures, the reported infections could be overcome by early revision and the use of gentamycin-PMMA beds. It is remarkable that locking nails were successfully used in 8 cases of fractures with intraarticular component of the distal femur.
authors.affiliation: 1. Univ.-Klinik für Unfallchirurgie der Universität Wien.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heinz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vécsei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse der operativen Behandlung von Frakturen des distalen Oberschenkels mit Gelenksbeteiligung.