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MULTI-FRAGMENT HOFFAS FRACTURE WITH IRREDUCIBLE POSTERIOR DISLOCATION KNEE A CASE REPORT.

KARUPPASAMY KARUPPASAMY

Abstract


Coronal plane fracture of
femoral condyle is a rare injury, of which
both condyle involvement in coronal
plane in adolescent has been reported
only once . We are reporting a case of
polytrauma where both femoral condyles
were fractured in coronal plane with knee
dislocation ,which was managed by open
reduction and internal fixation


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