J Korean Fract Soc.  1997 Jul;10(3):556-561. 10.12671/jksf.1997.10.3.556.

The Treatment and Complications of Ipsilateral Fracture of the Femur and tibia

• Kong KM
• Ahn KC
• Seo SS
• Kim YC
• Choi JS
• Lee YG

• KMID: 2195223
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1997.10.3.556

Abstract

Ipsilateral fracture of the femur and tibia is difficult to treat because it is often comminuted and combined with severe soft tissue injury. And The result of treatment is poor in most cases. The thirty-four cases were treated at Pusan Paik Hospital from March, 1992 to February, 1995. The result were as follows; 1. The bony union time was shorter in the intramedullary nailing than other methods. 2. There were less complications in the group of used intramedullary nailing than other methods. 3. The intramedullary nailing was relatively good treatment method for ipsilateral fracture of the femur and tibia.

Keyword

Femur and tibia; Ipsilateral fracture; Floating knee

MeSH Terms

Busan
Femur*
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Soft Tissue Injuries
Tibia*