Early fixation failure of locked plating in complex distal femoral fractures: Root causes analysis

Background/Purpose: Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) C-type distal femoral fractures can be very challenging to treat effectively. While locked plating is widely used in the complex distal femoral fracture, failure of locked plate fixation is not uncommon.First, we tried to determine the risk fa...

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Main Authors: Chun-Liang Hsu, Jui-Jung Yang, Tsu-Te Yeh, Hsain-Chung Shen, Ru-Yu Pan, Chia-Chun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664620302473