Are Dual, Lateral and Medial plates, better than a single Lateral Locking plate for Osteoporotic Intra-articular Distal Femur Fractures?

HISTORY – A 77-year-old female from a long-term nursing care institution fell on a single step while walking with her walker and presented to the ER with a left distal femur fracture. It could be classified as an AO C1 distal femur fracture in an osteoporotic patient (Figures 1-2). She normally walked abo ut 100 meters a day as she suffered from emphysema and needed to bring her oxygen tank with her. She had had very little left knee pain before this despite having some osteoarthritis on her left femur x-rays.
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Orthopaedic Trauma Guidance Source Type: research