| Autor: |
Bakhsh Chachar, Muhammad, Ghulam Mustafa KK, Solangi, Naveed Ahmed, Ishtiyaque, Mohammad, Ahmed, Malik Wasim |
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Professional Medical Journal; 2014, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p644-648, 5p |
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Objective: Management of supracondylar femur fracture is complex. The objective of this study was to assess the functional outcome of our patients managed with dynamic condylar screw fixation. Methods: This descriptive case series was carried out in the department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences / Civil Hospital Karachi from 6th October, 2012 to 5th April, 2013.All the patients with Type A supracondylar fractures of femur diagnosed clinically and radiologically presenting within two weeks of injury were included. Patients with systemic injuries were excluded. Final functional outcome were assessed by Schatzker and Lambert Criteria. Results: A total of 97 patients were included in this study. The average age of the patients was 38.36±9.45 years (years + SD) and average duration of fracture was 6.10 days. Male to female ratio was 2.03: 1. Two third of patients (67.01%) were injured by road traffic accident, 28.87% suffered fall from height and 4.12% had slips. Acceptable outcome (Excellent and Good) at three months was observed in 86.6% (84/97) patients while unfavorable outcome (Moderate and poor) were observed in 13.4% (13/97) cases. Outcome was better in patients below 50 years of age (p=0.0005). Conclusions: Dynamic condylar screw appeared to be an easy, less technically demanding and effective method for stabilization of supracondylar femur fractures. Younger age group (age <50yrs) had better functional outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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