Do dynamic condylar screw-plates lead to iatrogenic fracture?

AYTEKİN M. N., Kucukdurmaz F., Celik I., ESMER A. F., Akpinar F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.43, sa.4, ss.525-528, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1208-44
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.525-528
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: DCS-Plate, iatrogenic fracture, lateral cortex, DISTAL FEMUR MORPHOMETRY, GENDER, NAIL, DCS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Although many anatomic, morphologic, and radiologic studies have been carried out for the femur, as for all other bones of the skeletal system, we could not find any morphometric studies useful for orthopedic surgeons who want to understand the effects of dynamic condylar screw-plates (DCS-Plates) on the distal femur. The aim of this study was to determine the amount of cortex loss in the distal femur when inserting a DCS-Plate.