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. 2023 Oct;64(10):634-639.
doi: 10.11622/smedj.2022086.

Augmented fixation in distal femur fractures: how does it fare?

Choon Chiet Hong  1 , Christopher Jon Pearce  1 , Eugene Tze-Chun Lau  1 , Antony Gardner  2
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Augmented fixation in distal femur fractures: how does it fare?

Choon Chiet Hong et al. Singapore Med J. 2023 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Nail cable cerclage wiring construct. Radiographs show (a and b) distal femur fracture AO type C2 fracture; and (c-h) reduction and fixation with cable cerclage wiring construct and Poller blocking screw followed by retrograde femur nailing. (i-l) postoperative radiographs show complete union.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dual plating with cable cerclage wiring construct. Radiographs show (a and b) distal femur fracture AO type C2 fracture; and (c-f) reduction and fixation with cable cerclage wiring construct and dual plating (lateral locking plate in bridge-plating mode spanning the entire femur and medial buttress plating). (g and h) Postoperative radiographs show complete union.
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