Medial augmentation of distal femur fractures using the contralateral distal femur locking plate: A technical note
Locking distal femoral plates can be a viable option for medial augmentation in indicated cases, achieving anatomical adaptation to the distal femur. This provides robust augmentation without the need for additional instruments beyond those used for the lateral cortex.
Authors
- Jaime Andrés Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-1134)
Institutions
- Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/oi9.0000000000000347
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00