An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report

An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report

We treated a 15-year-old female patient with fracture of the post-lateral femoral condyle and the bone shifted in front of the knee. Considering that the traditional surgical approach has the shortcomings of significant trauma and poor prognosis, we designed an arthroscopic procedure, which achieved...

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Main Authors: Kun Xiao, Chun Chen, Jie Yang, Di Yang, Jiong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127518301135
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spelling doaj-a2bdb137853d44289b8a7eb58636e94e2020-11-25T00:45:31ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752018-10-01215308310An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case reportKun Xiao0Chun Chen1Jie Yang2Di Yang3Jiong Liu4Department of Orthopaedics, The Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaCorresponding author.; Department of Orthopaedics, The Fourth People's Hospital of Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaWe treated a 15-year-old female patient with fracture of the post-lateral femoral condyle and the bone shifted in front of the knee. Considering that the traditional surgical approach has the shortcomings of significant trauma and poor prognosis, we designed an arthroscopic procedure, which achieved satisfactory short-term efficacy, effectively reduced and fixed the fractures, avoided damage to vascular nerves, and maximally reduced the trauma caused by surgery itself. Keywords: Hoffa fracture, Femoral condylar fracture, Arthroscopes, Internal fracture fixationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127518301135
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author Kun Xiao
Chun Chen
Jie Yang
Di Yang
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Chun Chen
Jie Yang
Di Yang
Jiong Liu
An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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Chun Chen
Jie Yang
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title An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report
title_short An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report
title_full An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report
title_fullStr An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed An attempt to treat Hoffa fractures under arthroscopy: A case report
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series Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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publishDate 2018-10-01
description We treated a 15-year-old female patient with fracture of the post-lateral femoral condyle and the bone shifted in front of the knee. Considering that the traditional surgical approach has the shortcomings of significant trauma and poor prognosis, we designed an arthroscopic procedure, which achieved satisfactory short-term efficacy, effectively reduced and fixed the fractures, avoided damage to vascular nerves, and maximally reduced the trauma caused by surgery itself. Keywords: Hoffa fracture, Femoral condylar fracture, Arthroscopes, Internal fracture fixation
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