Author/Editor		Smrke, D; Prinčič, J
Title		Platten- und Schraubenosteo- synthese bei Femurschaftfakturen: Retrospektive Studie von 500 Femurschaftfrakturen
Type		članek
Source		Unfallchirurg
Vol. and No.		Letnik 103, št. 2
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 110-4
Language		ger
Abstract		The authors collected 500 cases of breaks of the thighbone shaft which were treated using osteosynthesis with crews, beetwen 1st January 1992 and 31st of December 1996 at the department for traumatology of the Klinični center hospital in Ljubljana. Most patients were male (70,6 %), the average age was 36.6 years and the majority of patients had been injured in traffic accidents. In 50% of cases, only the thighbone was broken, the rest had sufferred multiple injuries, or were polytraumatised. Their stay in hospital averaged 17 days, while the average time to union was 21 weeks. In most cases (85%), treatment proceeded with no complications. Chronical post-traumatic osteitis occured in 9 of the patients with open breaks (1.8%), and only in 2 patients (0.4%) with closed breaks, which is within the limits of tolerance. With respect to our experience and results with osteosynthesis with plates and screws in the thighbone shaft, we belive that the mentioned meethod is good and gives results which are comparable to those achived using other methods.
Descriptors		FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL BONE PLATES BONE SCREWS ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC HOSPITALIZATION LENGTH OF STAY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OSTEITIS TREATMENT OUTCOME