title: [Treatment of refracture in plate-screw fixation of femoral shaft with plate and xenogenic bony plate].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate curative effect of plate and xenogenic bony plate were applied in refracture in plate-screw fixation of femoral shaft.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen cases of refracture in plate-screw fixation of femoral shaft included 8 males and 5 females, average age was 31.2 years ranging from 14 to 57. Fracture type was comminuted fracture in 7 cases, oblique fracture in 4 cases, transverse fracture in 2 cases. Fixation type used eight holes femoral LC-DCP in 5 cases, eight holes epipodite LC-DCP in 2 cases, six holes femoral LC-DCP in 2 cases, 8 holes La-Plate in 4 cases. All the patients were treated by femoral LC-DCP and xenogenic bony plate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the patients were followed up from 16 to 40 months with average of 32 months. All cases had undergone only one operation and achieved bony union. Average time of bony union was 9 months. The lower limbs resumed walk and beared a heavy burden. According to criterion of Merchan, the results were excellent in 7 cases,good in 4,fair in 1 and poor in 1, the excellent and good rate of knee function was 84.6% (11/13) in one year after operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment of refracture in plate-screw fixation of femoral shaft with armor plate and xenogenic bony plate is a reliable treatment.
authors.affiliation: The Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of PLA in 175th Hospital, Zhangzhou 363000, Fujian, China.
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhen-Qi
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Lin-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ke-Jian
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Wen-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zhai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult