J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1980 Mar;15(1):78-83. 10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.1.78.

Clinical Use of Cast - Brace in Distal Femur Fracture Treatment

• Sohn SK
• Park SR
• Yang WM

• KMID: 2450562
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.1.78

Abstract

30 cases of distal femur fracture were treated with cast-brace for 2 years and 6 months from Feb., 1977 till July, 1979 at the department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, in Jeon Ju. The results were obtained as follows: 1. In 9 cases, cast-brace were applied initially and other 21 cases were treated with cast-brace secondarily after operation. 2. 20 cases were male and 10 cases were female. 3. 12 cases were on mid 1/3 fracture and 18 cases were distal 1/3 fracture involving 2 condylar fractures. 4. The average duration of fracture healing was 14.7 weeks in the cases with cast-brace which is compared with 20.7 weeks of hip-spica cast control group. 5. A.G.F. of knee joint was 80-115 degree at removal of cast-brace, otherwise merely 50-65 degree at dlscarding of hip-spica cast. 6. There were no complication such as nonunion or delayed union in the cases with cast-brace.

MeSH Terms

Braces*
Female
Femur*
Fracture Healing
Humans
Jeollabuk-do
Knee Joint
Male
Protestantism