{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,18]],"date-time":"2026-08-18T05:24:34Z","timestamp":1787030674621,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"AVES YAYINCILIK A.\u015e.","issue":"5","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["AOTT"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Abstract\n\nObjective: The aim of this study was to compare retrograde intramedullary nailing (RIMN) and bridge plating for the treatment of extra-articular distal femur fractures.\n\nMethods: The study retrospectively examined 15 patients (13 males and 2 females; mean age: 36 years, range: 17 to 55 years) who underwent bridge plating and 13 patients (11 males and 2 females; mean age: 31.1 years, range: 17 to 49 years) who underwent RIMN for the treatment of extra-articular distal femur fractures between 2007 and 2012. Functional results were evaluated using the Sanders criteria. The mean follow-up time was 31.3 (range: 20 to 46) months and 26.7 (range: 18 to 62) months in the plate and the nail groups, respectively.\n\nResults: Mean duration until union was 25.7 (range: 12 to 72) weeks in the plate group and 22.3 (range: 12 to 52) weeks in the nail group. Nonunion was observed in 2 patients in the plate group and in 1 in the nail group, delayed union in 3 patients in the plate and 2 in the nail groups, malalignment (&gt;10\u00b0) in 2 patients in the plate group and 1 in the nail group and implant failure in 1 patient in the plate group. Excellent\/good functional results were obtained in 12 and 10 patients in the plate and the nail groups, respectively. No significant difference was found between the groups in terms of duration of union, complications and functional results (p&gt;0.05).\n\nConclusion: Bridge plating and RIMN have similar results in the treatment of extra-articular distal femur fractures. Both methods can be applied to all fractures, with the exception of Gustilo-Anderson Type 3B and C open fractures.\n\n \n\n\u00d6zet\n\n \n\nAma\u00e7: Bu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmadaki amac\u0131m\u0131z, eklem d\u0131\u015f\u0131 distal femur k\u0131r\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n tedavisinde retrograd intramed\u00fcller \u00e7ivileme (R\u0130M\u00c7) ve k\u00f6pr\u00fc plaklama y\u00f6ntemlerini kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131rmakt\u0131.\n\n\u00c7al\u0131\u015fma plan\u0131: 2007-2012 y\u0131llar\u0131 aras\u0131nda eklem d\u0131\u015f\u0131 distal femur k\u0131r\u0131\u011f\u0131na k\u00f6pr\u00fc plaklama uygulanan 15 hasta (13 erkek, 2 kad\u0131n; ortalama ya\u015f: 36, da\u011f\u0131l\u0131m: 17-55) ve R\u0130M\u00c7 uygulanan 13 hasta (11 erkek, 2 kad\u0131n; ortalama ya\u015f: 31.1, da\u011f\u0131l\u0131m: 17-49) geriye d\u00f6n\u00fck olarak incelendi. Fonksiyonel sonu\u00e7lar Sanders kriterleri kullan\u0131larak de\u011ferlendirildi. Ortalama takip s\u00fcresi plak grubunda 31.3 da\u011f\u0131l\u0131m: 20-46) ay, \u00e7ivi grubunda 26.7 (da\u011f\u0131l\u0131m: 18-62) ay idi.\n\nBulgular: Ortalama kaynama s\u00fcresi plak grubunda 25.7 (da\u011f\u0131l\u0131m: 12-72) hafta, \u00e7ivi grubunda 22.3 (da\u011f\u0131l\u0131m: 12-52) hafta idi. Kaynamama plak grubunda 2 hastada, \u00e7ivi grubunda 1 hastada; kaynama gecikmesi plak grubunda 3 hastada, \u00e7ivi grubunda 2 hastada; dizilim bozuklu\u011fu (&gt;10\u00b0) plak grubunda 2 hastada, \u00e7ivi grubunda 1 hastada; implant yetmezli\u011fi ise plak grubunda 1 hastada g\u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc. Plak grubunda 12 hastada, \u00e7ivi grubunda 10 hastada m\u00fckemmel\/iyi fonksiyonel sonu\u00e7 elde edildi. Gruplar aras\u0131nda kaynama s\u00fcresi, komplikasyonlar ve fonksiyonel sonu\u00e7lar a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan anlaml\u0131 bir fark saptanmad\u0131 (p&gt;0.05).\n\n\u00c7\u0131kar\u0131mlar: Eklem d\u0131\u015f\u0131 distal femur k\u0131r\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n tedavisinde k\u00f6pr\u00fc plaklama ve R\u0130M\u00c7 y\u00f6ntemlerinin sonu\u00e7lar\u0131 benzerdir ve Gustilo-Anderson Tip 3B ve C a\u00e7\u0131k k\u0131r\u0131klar hari\u00e7 t\u00fcm k\u0131r\u0131klarda uygulanabilir.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3944\/aott.2014.14.0004","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,14]],"date-time":"2014-11-14T08:45:27Z","timestamp":1415954727000},"page":"521-526","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Comparison of retrograde intramedullary nailing and bridge plating in the treatment of extraarticular fractures of the distal femur"],"prefix":"10.5152","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"Abdullah","family":"Demirtas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ibrahim","family":"Azboy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emin","family":"Ozkul","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mehmet","family":"Gem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Celil","family":"Alemdar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"3111","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,7]]},"container-title":["Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/aott.org.tr\/index.php\/pub\/article\/download\/2877\/2830","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,18]],"date-time":"2025-11-18T11:19:18Z","timestamp":1763464758000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/aott.org.tr\/index.php\/pub\/article\/view\/2877"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,7]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,1,5]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3944\/aott.2014.14.0004","relation":{},"ISSN":["2589-1294","1017-995X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2589-1294","type":"electronic"},{"value":"1017-995X","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,7]]}}}