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AAOS: Plating versus nailing for distal femur fractures

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March 2014

AAOS: Plating versus nailing for distal femur fractures

Vol: 3| Issue: 3| Number:67| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Locked plating vs. retrograde nailing for distal femur fracture: a multicenter randomized trial

Contributing Authors:
Tornetta P KA Egol JP Ertl B Mullis CA Collinge RF Ostrum

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126 patients with a distal femur fracture were randomized to fixation through either retrograde nailing or locked plating. The purpose was to compare radiographic, functional, and clinical outcomes up to 1 year postoperatively. The results indicated a similar rate of malalignments, although plating was associated with a greater frequency of >5 degree valgus deformity. Functional outcomes did not s...

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