Distal femur nonunion treated with retrograde intramedullary nailing and RIA: A case report

Francesco Pogliacomi; Carlotta Artoni; Filippo Calderazzi; Massimiliano Leigheb; Paolo Primiceri; Alessio Pedrazzini; Francesco Ceccarelli; Enrico Vaienti

doi:10.23750/abm.v91i4-S.9656

Distal femur nonunion treated with retrograde intramedullary nailing and RIA: A case report

Francesco Pogliacomi
, Carlotta Artoni
, Filippo Calderazzi
, Massimiliano Leigheb
, Paolo Primiceri
, Alessio Pedrazzini
, Francesco Ceccarelli
, Enrico Vaienti

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Abstract

The current treatment of distal femur fractures includes locking plating and retrograde intramed-ullary nailing. These fractures are difficult to manage also for experienced surgeons, with results not always satisfactory. Reported nonunion rates now range from 0 to 34%. Factors associated with nonunion include comorbidities, such as obesity and diabetes, as well as the presence of open fractures, medial bone defects and comminuted fractures. This case report summarizes all of these assumptions and it concerns a 58 years old patient who underwent to 6 surgical procedures before to arrive to bone healing. (www.actabiomedica.it).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	259-266
Number of pages	8
Journal	Acta Biomedica
Volume	91
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i4-S.9656
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Distal femur
Fixation
Fracture
Nailing
Nonunion
Plating

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