The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia

Volume: 37 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Huseyin Arslan
  • Ahmet Kapukaya
  • Cumhur Kesemenli
  • Serdar Necmioglu
  • Mehmet Subasi
  • Vafi Coban
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The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia

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Objectives: We evaluated the presenting features of ipsilateral femoral and tibial fractures in adults, and the effects of both fracture type and severity of skeletal injury on the results. Methods: The study included 24 patients (22 men, 2 women; mean age 38 years; range 17 to 75 years). According to the classification by Letts et al., the types of the fractures were as follows: type A (7), type B (2), type C (5), type D (7), and type E (3). Femur fractures were treated by locked intramedullary nails, AO plates, plate-screws, unilateral external fixator, or dynamic condylar screws, and tibia fractures by external fixator, plate-screws, locked intramedullary nailing, or with conservative methods. Amputation at the fracture level was required in a patient with type 3C open tibia fracture. The mean follow-up was 3.2 years (range 1.3 to 7 years). Results: According to the criteria by Kalström and Olerud, the results were excellent in three patients, good in nine patients, fair in five patients, and poor in six patients. The mean skeletal injury scores were 4.4 and 3 in patients having fair and poor results and in those with good and excellent results, respectively. Fair and poor results corresponded to type A (1 patient), type C, type D, or type E fractures. Five patients with type 3 open fractures had fair or poor results. Thirteen patients (54%) had at least one complication. Conclusion: Patients with type C, D, or E fractures and those with greater skeletal injury scores are more likely to have fair or poor results due to the open nature of the fracture and to increased involvement of the knee joint. Although there is not an ideal method, rigid internal fixation seems to be more appropriate in fractures other than type 3 open tibia fractures.

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Huseyin Arslan This is me

Ahmet Kapukaya This is me

Cumhur Kesemenli This is me

Serdar Necmioglu This is me

Mehmet Subasi This is me

Vafi Coban This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2003 Volume: 37 Number: 2

APA
Arslan, H., Kapukaya, A., Kesemenli, C., Necmioglu, S., Subasi, M., & Coban, V. (2006). The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 37(2), 107-112. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i2.833
AMA
1.Arslan H, Kapukaya A, Kesemenli C, Necmioglu S, Subasi M, Coban V. The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37(2):107-112. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i2.833
Chicago
Arslan, Huseyin, Ahmet Kapukaya, Cumhur Kesemenli, Serdar Necmioglu, Mehmet Subasi, and Vafi Coban. 2006. “The Floating Knee in Adults. Twenty-Four Cases of Ipsilateral Fractures of the Femur and the Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 (2): 107-12. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i2.833.
EndNote
Arslan H, Kapukaya A, Kesemenli C, Necmioglu S, Subasi M, Coban V (September 1, 2006) The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 2 107–112.
IEEE
[1]H. Arslan, A. Kapukaya, C. Kesemenli, S. Necmioglu, M. Subasi, and V. Coban, “The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 107–112, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v37i2.833.
ISNAD
Arslan, Huseyin - Kapukaya, Ahmet - Kesemenli, Cumhur - Necmioglu, Serdar - Subasi, Mehmet - Coban, Vafi. “The Floating Knee in Adults. Twenty-Four Cases of Ipsilateral Fractures of the Femur and the Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37/2 (September 1, 2006): 107-112. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i2.833.
JAMA
1.Arslan H, Kapukaya A, Kesemenli C, Necmioglu S, Subasi M, Coban V. The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37:107–112.
MLA
Arslan, Huseyin, et al. “The Floating Knee in Adults. Twenty-Four Cases of Ipsilateral Fractures of the Femur and the Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 107-12, doi:10.3944/aott.v37i2.833.
Vancouver
1.Huseyin Arslan, Ahmet Kapukaya, Cumhur Kesemenli, Serdar Necmioglu, Mehmet Subasi, Vafi Coban. The floating knee in adults. Twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;37(2):107-12. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i2.833