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OTA 2002 - Session 2 Session II - Post-Traumatic Reconstruction Fri., 10/11/02 Post Traumatic Reconstruction, Paper #10, 3:06 PM *Arthroscopically Assisted Removal of Retrograde Femoral Nails: Description of Technique and Intraarticular Findings at Long-Term Follow-Up Christopher T. Born, MD, FACS (a-Smith + Nephew, Synthes, USA, Howmedica; b-Zimmer; e-Stryker Howmedica Osteonics); Paul...

European Journal of Trauma 2001

Distal femoral fractures: A review of fixation methods M.C. Forster, , B. Komarsamy and J.N. Davison Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK Accepted 15 February 2005. The treatment of distal femoral fractures has evolved; nevertheless, these fractures remain difficult to treat and carry an unpredictable prognosis. Over the years, many different strategies...

Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. 38(4):648-652, April 1995. Mohr, Volker D. Maj. GFAF MC; Eickhoff, Ulrich Maj. GFAF MC; Haaker, Rolf Maj. GFAF MC; Klammer, Hans-Ludwig Col. GFAF MC Abstract: Objective: To determine whether external fixation proves to be a sensible technique for definitive stabilization in open femoral fractures. Design:...

Abstract: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. (423):222-226, June 2004. Gosling, Thomas MD; Hufner, Tobias MD; Hankemeier, Stefan MD; Zelle, Boris A MD; Muller-Heine, Assia MD; Krettek, Christian FRACS

OTA 2002 - Session 3 Session III - Polytrauma Fri., 10/11/02 Polytrauma, Paper #16, 4:03 PM Management of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Polytrauma: From Early Total Care to Damage Control Orthopaedic Surgery Hans-Christoph Pape, MD; Boris Zelle, MD; Frank Hildebrand, MD; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Hannover Medical School; Hannover, Germany

OTA 2002 - Session 8 Session VIII - Femur/Knee Sun., 10/13/02 Femur/Knee, Paper #56, 8:31 AM *Plating of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Traditional ORIF versus Submuscular Fixation Dennis Vogt, MD; Michael Zlowodzki, MD; Peter A. Cole, MD; Philip J. Kregor, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; and the University of Mississippi...

Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. 54(5):930-935, May 2003. Harris, Timothy MD; Ruth, John T. MD; Szivek, John PhD; Haywood, Brett MD Conclusion : Strain patterns are altered by the degree of implant overlap in the proximal femoral diaphysis. Femora with uninstrumented intervals between retrograde nails and side plates fail...

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 16(6):394-402, July 2002. Pihlajamaki, Harri K.; Salminen, Sari T.; Bostman, Ole M. Conclusions: Exchange nailing without extracortical bone grafting seems to be the most effective method to treat a disturbed union of a femoral shaft fracture after intramedullary nailing. Autogenous extracortical bone grafting alone proved to be...