[Biomechanical study of double-plate fixation for comminuted fractures of the distal femur].

Objective: To explore the new treatment approach for comminuted fractures of the distal femur.

Methods: Supra- and intercondylar comminuted fractures were induced in the femurs of 20 fresh adult cadavers, 10 of which received fixation with lateral steel plates and medial polyethylenes plates while the rest with single plate in the lateral only. Biomechanical tests of bending, torsion and compression were performed.