A comparative study of plating vs nailing- retrograde nailing for femur and antegrade nailing for tibia for floating knee

Background: Floating knee injuries are complex that generally caused by a high-energy trauma such as motorcycle or car accident. Local to the musculoskeletal and soft tissues is often extensive life-threatening; associated may also be present, producing challenging problem manage. In this study, we presented outcome of these after surgical management.Patients Methods: prospective 30 patients with floating were managed over 1-year period; both fractures injury fixed surgically different modalities. Fractures classified according modified Fraser classification, was evaluated Karlstrom criteria.Results: The main mode accident (70%). complications in 4 (13%) patients. According criteria, end results follows: Excellent − 8 (26.6%), good 17 (20.6%), acceptable 2 (23.6%), poor (11.8%).Conclusion: Surgical fixation an effective treatment for worldwide. On long-term follow-up treated surgically, functional radiological outcomes few rate.