Supracondylar Osteotomy of the Femur with Use of Compression

Abstract

Our method of achieving osteosynthesis is based on the concept that inherent endogenous stability mechanisms can be mobilized by circumferentially compressing the two cortical tubes with the cut ends congruently apposed to each other. We believe that our technique provides an alternative to osteosynthesis with use of a stiff implant such as a fixed-angle blade-plate device.