title: Buttress plating for a rare case of comminuted medial condylar Hoffa fracture associated with patellar fracture.
abstract: Hoffa fracture is an uncommon injury. In the literature, lateral condylar Hoffa fracture is mentioned as a more common injury pattern than medial condylar Hoffa fracture. The mechanism of injury and method of treatment is not very well described in the literature. We are presenting a rare case of comminuted medial condylar Hoffa fracture with ipsilateral patellar fracture. The mechanism of injury has not been described in the literature. Lag screw fixation, which is the most acceptable method of treatment, is not possible due to comminution. We explain the possible mechanism of injury and fix the fracture with L-buttress plate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Ashwani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: Ramesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Uttam Chand
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: Dajjit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans