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Abstract
Fractures of the distal FEMUR from the articular surface in the KNEE to the condylar region of the femur. A subset with a coronal-plane fracture of the distal femur condyle(s) is Hoffa Fracture.
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- Distal Femur Fractures
- Femoral Fractures, Distal
- Femur Fractures, Distal
- Distal Femoral Fracture
- Distal Femur Fracture
- Femoral Fracture, Distal
- Femur Fracture, Distal
- Fracture, Distal Femoral
- Fracture, Distal Femur
- Lateral Femoral Condyle Fractures
- Medial Femoral Condyle Fractures
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2023
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- National Library of Medicine. Distal Femoral Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092524. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092524
- Distal Femoral Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116686827