Thirty supracondylar and intercondylar fractures of the femur in
twenty-eight patients were reduced and stabilized with ASIF techniques.
After an average follow-up of 28.5 months, the results were good or
excellent in twenty-four limbs. An extensile surgical exposure with
elevation of the tibial tuberosity was used successfully in eight limbs to
facilitate the exposure of multiplanar intra-articular fractures. Close
attention to the surgical details is necessary to avoid the potential
complications of this approach.