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PROXIMAL HUMERAL LOCKING PLATE: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR FIXATION OF DISTAL FEMORAL FRACTURES IN CHILDREN.

Weverley Rubele ValenzaJamil Faissal SoniBruno Henrique Schuta BodaneseDeivide Mateus RossettoFrancisco Guilherme DE Paula KosovitsPedro Ivo Pedroni Cordeiro
Published in: Acta ortopedica brasileira (2023)
Treatment of distal femoral metaphyseal fractures with proximal humeral locking plates is a viable option that offers good results and fewer complications, saving the epiphyseal cartilage. Level of Evidence II; Controlled study without randomization.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • young adults
  • risk factors
  • replacement therapy