- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF DISTAL FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES MANAGED WITH RETROGRADE INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL IN TERM OF KNEE RANGE OF MOTION AND KNEE PAIN
AUTHORS:
Dr. Waqar Ahmad, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Irfan Yasin, Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Ahmad, Dr. Mohsin Bilal, Dr Aamir Hameed, Dr. Ghulam Qadir Khan
ABSTRACT:
Objective: To determine early post-operative functional outcome in patients with fracture of distal femoral shaft managed with retrograde intra-medullary nail. Material and methods: Study Design: Descriptive Case Series. Setting: Department of Orthopedic Surgery Sheikh Zayed Medical College/ Hospital Rahim Yar Khan from April 2018 to December 2018. Methodology: Patients having isolated closed fracture of distal femur selected by non-probability consecutive sampling were included in the study. Fracture reduction & internal fixation was done with retrograde intramedullary nailing. They were followed till the evidence of radiological union and functional outcome was assessed in terms of knee pain & knee range of motion. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS version 24. Results: Out of 106 cases there were 74 males and 32 females with mean age of 35.67±10.341 years. The mean duration of fracture was 3.63±1.382 days. Post-surgical knee joint pain was present in 28 (26%) cases with comparable results in both males and females. Satisfactory range of motion with flexion at knee joint greater than or equal to 110 degrees was seen in 89 (84%) cases. Conclusion: Knee complaints were experienced commonly in our series of retrograde nailing of femoral shaft fractures. However, the majority of the patients had an acceptable knee range of motion. Key words: Retrograde intramedullary nailing, functional outcome, knee pain, range of motion
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