DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURES AND THEIR TREATMENT
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distal femur, fracture, supracondylar and intercondylar fracture, internal fixation, biomechanicsAbstract
The goal of this study was to provide an update on the management of these fractures. The basic points of treatment are summarized. The technical details and the indications of the different surgical treatments are then described. Finally, recent radiological, clinical and biomechanical results published in the literature are reported to compare the techniques
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