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      Bicondylar Hoffa's fracture with patellar dislocation - a rare case.

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          Abstract

          Bicondylar Hoffa's fractures of the femur is very uncommon. Conjoint bicondylar Hoffa fracture with ipsilateral patellar dislocation, Bicondylar Hoffa's with patellar fracture and extensor mechanism rupture has been described in literature. We report a case of unconjoint bicondylar Hoffa's fracture with lateral patellar dislocation in 17-year-old male patient treated with open reduction and cancellous screw fixation that subsequently healed well with good functional outcome.

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          Journal
          J Clin Orthop Trauma
          Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
          Elsevier BV
          0976-5662
          0976-5662
          Mar 2014
          : 5
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, West Godavari, India.
          [2 ] Sr Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, West Godavari, India.
          [3 ] Associate Professor, Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Medical College, Gannavaram, India.
          Article
          S0976-5662(14)00007-1
          10.1016/j.jcot.2014.02.001
          4009468
          25983467
          8598cc9e-0606-4abd-9f67-3f2b30de3e72
          History

          ORIF with CC screw fixation,Unconjoint bicondylar Hoffa's fracture,Patellar dislocation

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