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Case Reports
A Case of Distal Femur Medial Condyle Hoffa Type II(C) Fracture Treated with Headless Screws.
- Chirag Kapoor, Aditya Merh, Malkesh Shah, and Paresh Golwala.
- Orthopaedics, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat.
- Cureus. 2016 Sep 23; 8 (9): e802.
AbstractCoronal plane fractures of the distal femur are less frequent compared to sagittal plane fractures. They were described by Hoffa in 1904 and are known as Hoffa fractures (AO type B3). They are isolated fractures of the femoral condyle and rare in occurrence. The objective in the treatment of these fractures is to achieve anatomical reduction of the articular surface and a stable fixation to prevent joint damage in future and prevent post-traumatic arthritis of the joint. We report the case of a young male patient who had a rare type of medial Hoffa fracture which was treated by open reduction and internal fixation using headless Herbert screws using a posterior approach. The fracture was united in eight weeks, and the patient had a full range of knee movement. We advocate this approach and modality of treatment for Hoffa type II(C) fractures.
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