Introduction
An isolated coronal fracture of either or both femoral condyles is a rare entity and is usually associated with high-energy injury trauma. Such fractures should be meticulously fixed for a good functional outcome as they involve the articular surface of a weight bearing joint. A modified swashbuckler approach provides adequate exposure for appropriate reduction and fixation of such fractures.
Case Presentation
A 32-year-old male sustained a bicondylar Hoffa fracture of the right femur which was treated by open reduction and internal fixation using a modified swashbuckler approach. At two years of follow-up, the patient had excellent radiological and functional outcome.
Conclusions
In our study, we treated this rare fracture successfully using a modified swashbuckler approach and found it to be a good approach for such fractures as compared to the conventional approach.
Sharath, R. K., Gadi, D., Grover, A., & Gour, S. K. (2015). Operative Treatment of Isolated Bicondylar Hoffa Fracture With a Modified Swashbuckler Approach. Archives of Trauma Research,, 4(4), -. doi: 10.5812/atr.25313
MLA
Ramanath K. Sharath; Daksh Gadi; Amit Grover; Sandeep Kumar Gour. "Operative Treatment of Isolated Bicondylar Hoffa Fracture With a Modified Swashbuckler Approach". Archives of Trauma Research,, 4, 4, 2015, -. doi: 10.5812/atr.25313
HARVARD
Sharath, R. K., Gadi, D., Grover, A., Gour, S. K. (2015). 'Operative Treatment of Isolated Bicondylar Hoffa Fracture With a Modified Swashbuckler Approach', Archives of Trauma Research,, 4(4), pp. -. doi: 10.5812/atr.25313
VANCOUVER
Sharath, R. K., Gadi, D., Grover, A., Gour, S. K. Operative Treatment of Isolated Bicondylar Hoffa Fracture With a Modified Swashbuckler Approach. Archives of Trauma Research,, 2015; 4(4): -. doi: 10.5812/atr.25313
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