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NCB-DF polyaxial vs LISS monoaxial plates in treatment of distal femur fractures

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June 2014

NCB-DF polyaxial vs LISS monoaxial plates in treatment of distal femur fractures

Vol: 3| Issue: 6| Number:84| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Mono- versus polyaxial locking plates in distal femur fractures: a prospective randomized multicentre clinical trial

Int Orthop. 2014 Apr;38(4):857-63

Contributing Authors:
M Hanschen IM Aschenbrenner K Fehske S Kirchhoff L Keil BM Holzapfel S Winkler B Fuechtmeier R Neugebauer S Luehrs U Liener P Biberthaler

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Synopsis

27 patients with a distal femur fracture were randomized to be treated with either the Non-Contact Bridging (NCB-DF) polyaxial plate or the Less Invasive Stabilizing System (LISS) monoaxial plate. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical/functional and radiographic outcome between to the two systems over the first postoperative year. Overall, differences in functional outcome were not sta...

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