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AO Classification of Distal Femur Fractures

Illustrated account of the AO classification of fractures of the proximal tibia

- articular cartilage injury and potential for repair;
- rotational forces in direct trauma is the most common cause of injury to the articular cartilage;
- in adults, the tidemark zone is the weak link between the overlying cartilage and subchondral ...

Tutorial on fractures about the knee, knee injuries, and dislocations for the student and medical officers dealing with acute trauma
Distal femoral and patella fractures

Isolated fracture of the lateral condyle of the femur or Hoffa fracture is a rare lesion and has been reported to occur with supracondylar fracture of the femur, fracture of the femoral shaft and knee dislocation. We report a rare case of ipsilateral Hoffa fracture and patellar dislocation, which has...

Havránek P. J Pediatr Orthop B. 1996 Spring;5(2):115-8.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Thomayer Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Six children with a rare injury to the proximal fibular physis in a 5-year period were reviewed. This number of patients constituted only 0.09% of all children's fractures and 2.05% of all fibular fractures...