Volume 27, Issue 131, January 2023

Comprehensive rehabilitation after supracondylar comminuted femur fracture managed with ORIF plate in osteosynthesis: A case report

Ruchika Zade^1♦, Prasad Dhage², Pratik Phansopkar³

¹Resident, Department of Neuro Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India-442001
²Resident, Department of Community health physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India-442001
³Associate Professor and HOD, Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India-442001

^♦Corresponding author
Resident, Department of Neuro Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0533-6235

ABSTRACT

Accidents on the highway as well as falls have become more common with the expansion of the transportation and construction industries. Patients have traditionally been instructed to use protective weight-bearing during the early rehabilitation phase following a well-fixed distal femoral fracture. Clinical finding: The patient had complained of pain and swelling over the thigh's lateral surface and unable to flex the knee joint and inability to bear weight on left lower limb pain on NPRS 8/10 on movement and on rest 6/10. Diagnosis: The X-ray reveals that comminuted supracondylar femur fracture and the CT report reveal that comminuted displaced fracture in the distal end of the femur, extending to involve lateral, medial condyles, inter condylar region and the articular margin. Conclusion: In this case, the rehabilitation routine helped the patient regain functional independence at home and at work by reducing pain and tenderness while also improving range of motion, muscle strength and endurance.

Keywords: Femur fracture, Supracondylar comminuted fracture, Physiotherapy rehabilitation, case report

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e62ms2604

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i131/e62ms2604

Published: 27 January 2023