Prediction of fracture nonunion leading to secondary surgery in patients with distal femur fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Several previously identified patient-, injury-, and treatment-related factors are associated with the development of nonunion in distal femur fractures. However, the predictive value of these factors is not well defined. We aimed to assess the predictive ability of previously identified risk factors in the development of nonunion leading to secondary surgery in distal femur fractures.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients with traumatic distal femur fracture treated with lateral locking plate between 2009 and 2018. The patients who underwent secondary surgery due to fracture healing problem or plate failure were considered having nonunion. Background knowledge of risk factors of distal femur fracture nonunion based on previous literature w

SUBMITTER: Sainio H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10425244 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature