2024年12月10日 · Distal femur fractures are traumatic injuries involving the region extending from the distal metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction to the articular surface of the femoral condyles. Diagnosis is made radiographically with CT studies often …

Fractures of the thighbone that occur just above the knee joint are called distal femur fractures. Distal femur fractures most often occur either in older people whose bones are weak, or in younger people who have high energy injuries, such as from a car crash.

2024年11月3日 · Distal femoral fractures involve the femoral condyles and the metaphyseal region. They are often the result of high-energy trauma such as motor vehicle accidents or a fall from a height. In the elderly, they may occur as a domestic accident 1-3.

Distal femur fractures, or breaks in the lower part of your thigh bone, are not common. In young people, the bone is strong, so it takes a lot of force to break it, like in a car crash. Older people with weaker bones can break it from a simple fall.

2023年7月31日 · Distal femur fractures include fractures of the supracondylar and intercondylar region of the distal femur and are relatively common injuries. To avoid the high morbidity and mortality correlating with this fracture, it requires prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Distal femoral fractures involve the femoral condyles and the metaphyseal region, commonly caused by high energy trauma such as motor vehicle accidents or a fall from a height. In the elderly, they may occur from falling at home. [1] . Other names: Supracondylar femur fracture; Intercondylar femur fracture; Hoffa's Fracture.

Following a fracture of the femoral shaft, these two muscle heads can hyperextend the distal fracture fragment creating an anterior angulation deformity. Femoral fractures are seen primarily in younger or older patients, with the middle-aged population relatively spared.

2023年1月5日 · Distal femur fractures are fractures extending from the distal metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction of the femur to the articular surface of the femoral condyles. They can occur in both younger patients (from high energy trauma) and in …

Although most distal femoral fractures tend to be operatively treated, there still exists a consistent role for conservative management. Indications include nondisplaced fracture, nonambulatory patients or spinal cord injury, unreconstructable injuries, or those patients with multiple comorbid-ities that preclude operative fixation.1,4 A study

Distal femoral fractures comprise approximately 3%–6% of all femoral fractures. 1 The associated mechanism of injury can be of high or low energy; high-energy mechanisms such as motor vehicle accidents are more common in the younger population as compared with low-energy mechanisms such as fall from stand in the elderly and osteoporotic patients...