Abstract
The use of bone plate for osteosynthesis is indicated to the limited cases. Various kinds of trouble have been reported, with the use of Kuentscher's nail or long bone plate for the fracture of middle or lower part of the femur. The reason for this is the fact that the fractured femur with physiological lordosis has been fixed internally with straight material. Most bone plates on market at present are of straight type.
The present report describes the experience of our newly developed type of bone plate for the re-operated cases of non-union and delayed union of the shaft fracture of the femur. This bone plate is 20 cm in length, 1.6 mm in width and 4 mm in thickness. It has been well matched to the lateral part of the fractured femur with strong fixation.
