Abstract:BACKGROUND: Distal femur fractures are commonest fractures in high velocity trauma, the records of a consecutive series, from 1969 to 1976, of 135 adult patients with 137 fractures of which Eight-three fractures were caused by moderate and 52 by severe trauma. 1 Isolated fractures can lead to complications such as ARDS and pulmonary embolism. This leading to the need for early stabilization of fractures, with internal fixation being the choice of treatment for distal femur fracture by LCP. Plating has given th… Show more
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