The floating knee. 40 cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Orthopaedics
- Vol. 8 (3) , 183-187
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00269914
Abstract
Summary “Floating knee” is the term used to describe simultaneous fractures of the femur and tibia in the same limb. Thirty nine patients, with 40 such injuries, are presented with a follow up interval of six months to five years. The final functional result was poor if the femoral fracture was situated in the condylar flare and the results were comparatively better in those cases treated by cast bracing or when the fracture of the femur was stabilised internally. In all cases the fracture of the tibia was treated conservatively.Keywords
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