Femoral nailing is the overall “gold standard” in
treating femoral shaft fractures. However, plate
osteosynthesis at the femoral shaft is still being done
in selected patients. We report a case of right femoral
implant failure after a broad limited contact dynamic
compression plate (LC-DCP) insertion and its
subsequent management using our minimally invasive
technique. Our technique is biologically compliant
as well as cosmetically friendly. We converted a loadbearing
implant into a load-sharing implant in view that
obesity is a significant predictive factor of non-union in a
femoral fracture treated with locking plate. The patient
subsequently recovered well with no complication.
Obesity