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. 2024 Jul;34(5):2767-2772.
doi: 10.1007/s00590-024-03993-9. Epub 2024 May 20.

A novel anatomical locked medial femoral condyle plate: a biomechanical study

M A Ozer  1 , S Keser  2 , D Barıs  3 , O Yazoglu  3
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A novel anatomical locked medial femoral condyle plate: a biomechanical study

M A Ozer et al. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Fixation with a distal lateral femoral plate is a standard approach in treating osteoporotic or comminuted supracondylar femur fractures. However, in clinical practice, this method may prove inadequate, necessitating the application of a plate on the medial side of the distal femur. The aim of this study is to perform a biomechanical evaluation of the newly manufactured anatomically locked plate applied to the distal medial femoral condyle.

Materials and methods: The plate underwent 2 biomechanical tests by simulating an AO/OTA 33A3 type supracondylar fracture model on synthetic femur bones. The samples were divided into three groups. Fracture fixations were carried out on the medial side using the distal femur medial anatomical locking plate (DFMALP) in group A samples, on the lateral side using the distal femur lateral anatomical locking plate in group B samples, and on both sides in group C samples.

Results: In the axial compression test, stability was preserved 23% more in group C than in group B. During the cyclic axial compression test, total displacement was 21% less in group C than in group B. Group A was collapsed at early cycle degrees.

Conclusion: In our study, it was observed that the application of DFMALP in conjunction with the lateral plate in AO/OTA 33A3 fragmented supracondylar femur fractures significantly enhanced biomechanical fracture stability.

Level of evidence: This is a Level 2 prospective, randomized controlled study.

Keywords: Double plate; Medial femoral condyle; Supracondylar femur fracture.

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