Evaluation of Results of Operative Treatment of Types A Supracondylar Femoral Fractures by Dynamic Condylar Screw (DCS)

Supracondylar fractures of the femur although uncommon, are very challenging injuries to treat. Supracondylar femur fractures are complex injuries, difficult to manage and associated with potential complications (1). Treatment of these fractures have been a controversial subject over the past two decades. There has been a changing philosophy towards surgical treatment of supracondylar fractures of femur2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Material and methods This was a hospital based prospective study conducted on 60 patients of fresh supracondylar femoral fractures admitted in Bone and joint Hospital Barzulla from January 2012 to January 2015. These patients were followed up for 1 year and parameters like union, range of motion and time for healing were recorded Schatzker5 and Lambert criteria were used to grade the results. Results The age of the patients ranged from 18-72 years. There were 36 males and 24 females. Road traffic accident was the most common mode of trauma, followed by fall from height. All fractures were of AO type A. Results were excellent to good in 80 % patients, fair in 17 % and poor in 3 % patients.