title: [Osteotomy of the distal femur. Surgical technique using the LCP Pediatric Condylar Plate 90°].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Correction of all kind of deformities at the distal part of the femur (supracondylar).
  
  
  METHODS
  Flexion, extension osteotomies, and varus or valgus, and external or internal rotation osteotomies, and shortening osteotomies of the distal femur or combined surgical procedures (e.g., extension and de-rotation osteotomy).
  
  
  METHODS
  Osteotomy through unknown bony process.
  
  
  METHODS
  LCP system provides angular stable fixation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Without concomitant surgical procedures of soft tissue (e.g., patellar tendon shortening), early functional rehabilitation is possible with immediate weight bearing (35 kg for small fragment plates and 70 kg for large fragment plates).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surgical procedure is safe and is associated with few complications. Overall complication rate in this series of patients was 3%.
authors.affiliation: Neuroorthopädie, Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB), Spitalstrasse 33, Postfach, 4031, Basel, Schweiz, Erich.Rutz@ukbb.ch.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rutz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Slongo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brunner
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001860:Bone Plates; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult