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Redouane Hani1, Mohamed Ben Aissi1, Moncef Boufettal1, Mohamed Kharmaz1, Mohamed Saleh Berrada1.
Abstract
We report a series of seven cases of fractures of the distal end of the femur treated by retrograde centro-medullary nailing in the Orthopedic-Trauma Department at the Hospital Ibn Sina over the period 30/05/2010 - 30/04/2015. The average age of patients was 54 years, with a slight male predominance (57,1%). Road traffic accidents were the main cause of these fractures (71.4%) and they mostly affected the right side of body (57,1%). From a surgical point of view, the mean time between symptom onset and treatment initiation was 2 days. Spinal anesthesia was performed in five cases. The average length of stay in hospital was 5 days. The mean time of consolidation was 4 months in all patients, there was only one case of delayed consolidation (6 months). Patients had good functional outcomes with mean knee flexion 120°, with only one case of limited flexion 90°. There was one case of consolidation delay and one case of pseudarthrosis. No deaths, or superficial or deep sepsis, or thromboembolic complications or fat embolism were registered. In general we had satisfactory outcomes. Our study highlights that retrograde femoral nailing is an essential osteosynthesis technique for the surgical treatment of the distal femur fractures.Entities:
Keywords: Fracture; distal femur; osteosynthesis; retrograde nailing
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Year: 2018 PMID: 31007820 PMCID: PMC6457720 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.73.14238
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Radiographie préopératoire montrant une fracture de l’extrémité inferieure du fémur droit déplacée
Figure 2Installation du patient
Figure 3Radiographie postopératoire montrant l’ostéosynthèse par un clou rétrograde avec double verrouillage distal et proximal
Figure 4Contrôle clinique après consolidation montrant une flexion du genou à 120°