Skeletal TraumaBiomechanicsSensory ImpairmentBone RemodelingOsteoarthritisOrthopaedicsFracture HealingSkeletal BiologySurgeryOsteoporosisAnatomyDependent DrainagePosterolateral ApproachMedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySkeletal ImagingRadiologyHealth Sciences
The posterolateral approach to the femur gives easy anatomical access to the entire shaft of the bone with negligible blood loss, minimum muscle damage, and only slight, if any, circulatory or sensory impairment. It facilitates reduction, alignment, and fixation of the fracture, and allows for dependent drainage. The scar resulting from the incision is neither disabling nor disfiguring.