J Korean Fract Soc.  1990 Nov;3(2):163-169. 10.12671/jksf.1990.3.2.163.

Treatment in Supracondylar Fracture of thr Femur

• Yoo MC
• Rhee YG
• Lee MH
• Cho YH

• KMID: 2311255
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1990.3.2.163

Abstract

Authors experienced fifty-three patients who had had supraconlylar fracture of the femur since December, 1982. According to Schatzkers classification, Type I fracture were seventeen patients (thirty-two%) and Type II were ten patients(nineteen%) and Type III were twenty-six patients(forty-nine%). Eight patients were treated conservatively and forty-five treaed operatively. According to Schatzkers criterin, satisfactory results were obtained iin seventy-five% of patients with conservative treatment and in sixty-two% of patents with operative treatment. Satisfactory results were obtained in eighty-eight% of Type I and in seventy% of Type II and in forty-six% of Type III. Satisfactory results were obtained in seventy-three% of closed fractures and in forty-four% of open fractures. Satisfactory results were obtained in cases with early exercise of knee motion.

Keyword

Fracture; Supacondylar; Femur; Schatzker