title: Distal femoral fractures in post-poliomyelitis patients treated with locking compression plates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Treatment of distal femoral fracture in post-polio patients is difficult because the bone is usually osteopenic, small and deformed. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the outcomes of distal femoral fracture in post-polio patients treated by locking compression plates (LCP).
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of 19 post-polio patients (mean age 49 years at time of surgery) were reviewed and intraoperative data retrieved. Fracture union and callus formation were evaluated on radiographs taken at each postoperative visit. Functional outcome assessments included range of motion and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score of the ipsilateral knee joint.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen femoral fractures occurred in the poliomyelitis-affected limbs. The mean duration of operation was 86 min and mean blood loss 120 mL. All fractures healed (mean, four months) but union was delayed in one. At the final follow-up 2 yrs after surgery, the mean range of knee flexion was 105° (range, 90°-130°), and mean HSS score 76 points (range, 60-93). There were no cases of nonunion, implant cutout, or other complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LCP provides stable fixation of distal femoral fractures in post-polio patients. Bony union and good functional outcomes are achieved, but delayed union and minimal callus may occur.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China.
authors: Wei-jun
authors: WJ
authors: Wang
authors: Hong-fei
authors: HF
authors: Shi
authors: Dong-yang
authors: DY
authors: Chen
authors: Yi-xin
authors: YX
authors: Chen
authors: Jun-fei
authors: JF
authors: Wang
authors: Shou-feng
authors: SF
authors: Wang
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Qiu
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Xiong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000150:complications; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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