Clinico – Radiological Outcome of Femur Diaphyseal Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Interlocking Nailing

Abstract

Background: Fracture diaphysis of a femur is one of the most common fractures that an orthopedic surgeon comes across. Since femur is one of the principal load bearing bones in the lower extremity, femur diaphyseal fractures resulting from high energy trauma, and are often associated with concomitant injury of internal organs. Thus these fractures are associated with considerable mortality and morbidity. Results: In the present study, we used WINQUEST AND HANSENS CLASSIFICATION to classify the fractures , 14 (46.66%) cases were type 0 fractures; type1 fractures were 6 (21.33%). The age of the patients ranges from 18-70 years, with a mean age of 37.6 yrs. Male predominance was seen; about 76.66% (23 cases) were males and the rest females, i.e., 23.33% (7 cases). Eighteen cases (18) were right-sided, and twelve cases (12) were left-sided fracture diaphysis of the femur