Effect of age, sex, height, ethnicity, and femoral bowing on the anatomical fitting of the LCP distal femur plate
The observed proximal plate misfit for both Caucasians and Vietnamese suggests LCP Distal Femur plates may exhibit less anatomical conformity than generally assumed. Where plates are used as a reduction tool, pre-operative templating of the intact contralateral femur may help identify plate misfit.
Authors
- E Schoofs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-9832)
- Jacelle Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-1846)
- Brian Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-6874)
- Kevin Tetsworth
- Beat Schmutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2362-5762)
- Hiroaki Minehara
- Michael Schuetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2808-0631)
- Minh Tri Phan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-3436)
- Joseph M. Conlon
- Jeremy Pople
Institutions
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- HCMC Hospital of Dermato Venereology (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-025-06079-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35