Abstract
We surgically treated 13 Supracondylar and intercondylar fractures of the femur between 1995-1997. Patients included 1 male and 12 females between 67-90 years old. For surgery, we used AO Condylar Plate, Dynamic Condylar Plate, Inter-medullary Supracondylar Plate, and an N-Plate. According to the evaluation of Neer, the outcome was excellent in 4 cases, satisfactory in 5 cases, unsatisfactory in 3 cases, and a failure in 1 case. The outcome was affected by complications and fracture type (we use AO classification), not the implant of fixation in our study.
For aged patients, especially for those who have osteoporosis, any implant cannot realize enough rigid internal fixation. We mostly use N-Plate because we can use this implant regardless of fracture type, but we try to use lesser invasive device to reduce the patient's stress.
