Case

Age

Sex

Mechanism of Injury

Concomitant Injuries

Time to Definitive Fixation and Temporary Treatment (With Time Dor Application after Admission)

Side

Fracture Classification

(Letournel Classification)

Gull Sign

Surgical Approach

Additional Fixation

Time of Surgery (min)

Estimated Blood Loss (cc)

Fracture Reduction According to Matta

Complications

Follow Up Time (months)

Second Intervention

HHS

WOMAC

Pain, Rigidity and Function

Case 1

(Figure 1 and Figure 2)

65

Male

MVA

Sciatic nerve neuropraxia

9 days; Distal femur skeletal traction (2 h 30 m)

Left

T-type

-

Ilioinguinal

2 IFS posterior column

194

3000

> 3 mm

Symptomatic OA

39

THA at 1 year post-op

93

3

2

9

Case 2

(Figure 3 and Figure 4)

69

Male

Standing Height fall

-

5 days; Cutaneous traction (2 h)

Left

Anterior column with posterior hemitransverse

-

Ilioinguinal + Kocher Langenbeck

4 IFS posterior column + 1 IFS iliac wing

246

1500

< 1 mm

-

26

-

95

1

0

13

Case 3

(Figure 5 and Figure 6)

72

Male

Standing Height fall

-

7 days; Distal femur skeletal traction (12 h)

Left

Anterior Column

+

Modified Stoppa with lateral window

-

108

500

< 1 mm

-

18

-

88

2

4

11

Case 4

(Figure 7 and Figure 8)

65

Male

Standing Height fall

-

7 days; Distal femur skeletal traction (36 h)

Left

Anterior Column

+

Modified Stoppa with lateral window

-

127

400

> 3 mm

Symptomatic OA

16

THA at 1 year post-op

77

11

5

26

Case 5

(Figure 9 and Figure 10)

76

Male

Standing Height fall

-

12 days; Distal femur skeletal traction (18 h)

Right

Anterior Column

+

Modified Stoppa without lateral window

-

125

100

2-3 mm

-

14

-

85

1

1

14