Ipsilateral Fractures of the Femur and Tibia.

Ipsilateral femur and tibia fractures in pediatric patients: A systematic review

AIM To better understand how pediatric floating knee injuries are managed after the wide spread use of new orthopaedic technology. METHODS We searched EMBASE, COCHRANE and MEDLINE computerized literature databases from the earliest date available in the databases to February 2017 using the following search term including variants and pleural counterparts: Pediatric floating knee. All studies ...

Percutaneous Fixation of Comminuted Fractures of the Femur and Tibia

Objective: To present initial experience of treating patients with comminuted fractures of the diaphyseal and metaphyseal areas of the femur and tibia. Subjects and Methods: Sixteen patients were involved in the study. All the16 patients (11 males and 5 females, average age 34 years) with closed, comminuted fractures of femur (n = 9) and tibia (n = 7) were operated on using the principle of min...

Factors Driving Readmissions in Tibia and Femur Fractures

As the American healthcare system shifts towards bundled payments, readmissions will become a measure of healthcare quality. The purpose of this study was to characterize readmission trends and factors influencing readmission in patients with diaphyseal femur and tibia fractures. Through a retrospective chart review, all patients who presented to a level 1 trauma center from 2004 to 2006 were e...

Uncommon Floating Knee in a Teenager: A Case Report of Ipsilateral Physeal Fractures in Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia

INTRODUCTION The concomitance of ipsilateral physeal fractures of the distal femur and the proximal tibia is an extremely scarce entity. It is conceptually similar to floating knee in the pediatric population. CASE REPORT One case with this injury is reported in a 16-year-old teenager. He was treated surgically by close reduction and internal fixation. The diagnosis of the tibial fracture was...

complex fractures of the tibia and femur treated with static interlocking intramedullary nail