Treatment of Fractures of the Adult Femurs with Compression Plates
10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.4.655
- Author:
Myung Chul YOO
;
Jin Whan AHN
;
Dong Wook PARK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Femur shaft fracture;
Compression plate
- MeSH:
Adult;
Femoral Fractures;
Femur;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Incidence;
Joints;
Walking
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1980;15(4):655-664
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It is generally accepted that fractures should be treated by closed methods, however for certain femoral fractures in adults, closed methods yields an unacceptable high incidence of nounlon, malunion, delayed unlon, and disability. For these fractures various methods of open reduction and internal fixation have been recommended, but unfortunately, there are frequent reports of complications and failures. The recently developed association for study of Internal fixation (ASIF) compression plating apparatus, seems to satisfy the basic objectives of internal flxatlons: namely
