Tawfeeq Safi Sarraj, Jehan Zaib Shah.
Distal Femoral Shaft Fractures; Functional Outcome After Fixation with Tibial Nails.
Professional Med J Jan ;25(3):359-63.

Objectives: To assess the functional outcome in supracondylar femur fractures fixed with intramedullary tibial nail. Study Design: Prospective case series. Setting: Al Noor specialist hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Period: Four years (2009-2013). Methods: 25 patients with closed supracondylar femoral fractures operated with tibial intramedullary nail. The functional outcome was measured by Tegner Lysholm criteria during and after 4 years. Results: Out of 25 patients 20 were male and 5 were female. The mean time of healing was 15.80(2.646) weeks. 6(24%) patients showed excellent results, 12(48%) patients showed good results and 7(28%) patients showed fair results. There were no poor results in our study. Conclusions: Retrograde tibial nails are cheaper, convenient and lead to good functional outcome in patients with supracondylar femur fractures.

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