Do dynamic condylar screw-plates lead to iatrogenic fracture?

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Aytekin M. N., Kucukdurmaz F., Celik I., ESMER A. F., Akpinar F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.43, no.4, pp.525-528, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1208-44
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.525-528
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Although many anatomic, morphologic, and radiologic studies have been carried out for the femur, as for all other bones of the skeletal system, we could not find any morphometric studies useful for orthopedic surgeons who want to understand the effects of dynamic condylar screw-plates (DCS-Plates) on the distal femur. The aim of this study was to determine the amount of cortex loss in the distal femur when inserting a DCS-Plate.