Scientific journal
Научное обозрение. Медицинские науки
ISSN 2500-0780
ПИ №ФС77-57452

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MODERN METHODS OF DISTAL FEMORAL FRACTURE MANAGEMENT

Belenkiy I.G. 1 Sergeev G.D. 1
1 Alexandrovskiy city hospital
In this article authors give reasons for the relevance of the problem of distal femoral fracture management, based on epidemiology and trauma mechanisms. Also they perform comparative analysis of modern studies related to the results of distal femoral fracture treatment using various methods and techniques. Two-stage method of fracture management was reviewed, and the role of external fixation in fracture healing was determined. Different techniques of plate osteosynthesis, including conventional plates and locking plates, were analyzed. Also less-invasive methods of treatment and intramedullary techinques (antegrade and retrograde) were described. Authors discuss the most significant studies of different methods of distal femoral fracture management, they describe specifics of distal femur fractures treatment in cases of ostoporotic bone and bone with normal density. Authors gather and summarize data and information about management of fractures of this localization and give general conclusions and directions for new investigations.