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Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing?
Includes abstract.
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| author | Koller, Ian M |
| author2 | Maqungo, S |
| author_browse | Koller, Ian M Maqungo, S |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/2844 Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing? Koller, Ian M Maqungo, S Walters, J Orthopaedic Surgery Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Distal femur locking plates have become a very popular means of internal fixation because of their ability to provide stable distal periarticular fixation. In spite of this enthusiasm however several studies have reported significant problems with healing. In the distal femur it is recognized that locking plate fixation may be too rigid if used in certain configurations that limit the essential micro movement required for biological healing. Implant failure may arise from rigid configurations that cause excessive hardware stress concentrations. In an attempt to address these problems longer plates and an increased working length have been proposed to reduce construct rigidity. The purpose of our study is to investigate whether an increased working length translates into improved healing. 2014-07-28T14:23:19Z 2014-07-28T14:23:19Z 2013 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2844 eng application/pdf Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Orthopaedic Surgery Koller, Ian M Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing? |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing? |
| title_full | Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing? |
| title_fullStr | Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing? |
| title_short | Locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing? |
| title_sort | locking plates for distal femur fractures does an increased working length improve healing |
| topic | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2844 |
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