Treatment of distal femur fractures in a regional Australian hospital

Figure 2 Fractures treated using the Less Invasive Stabilization System not according to recommended principles (Less Invasive Stabilization System-N group). A: Short implant with distal screws being too long, thus irritating the medial soft tissues; B: Short implant fixed with too many proximal screws; C: open procedure, short implant with too many proximal screws, unicortical proximal; D: non-locking proximal screws used; E: short implant fixed with too many proximal screws; F: open procedure, too few distal screws used; G: short implant; H: short implant fixed with too many proximal screws; and I: appropriate length implant with too many proximal screws.