← Back to guidelines
Plastic Surgery3 papers

Open fracture distal femur, medial condyle

Last edited:

Management

In a clinical series of 113 patients, the descending genicular artery, a branch of the superficial femoral artery, served as the dominant pedicle in 77% of cases for medial femoral condyle grafts [PMID:31253460].

In 23% of cases, the superomedial genicular artery was the dominant pedicle, highlighting its importance as a secondary vascular option [PMID:31253460].

Complications

The descending genicular artery was not identified in 8 patients (7% of cases), underscoring the need for alternative vascular strategies in these scenarios [PMID:31253460].

References

1 Oh C, Pulos N, Bishop AT, Shin AY. Intraoperative anatomy of the vascular supply to the medial femoral condyle. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2019. link

1 papers cited of 3 indexed.

Original source

  1. [1]
    Intraoperative anatomy of the vascular supply to the medial femoral condyle.Oh C, Pulos N, Bishop AT, Shin AY Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS (2019)

HemoChat

by SPINAI

Evidence-based clinical decision support powered by SNOMED-CT, Neo4j GraphRAG, and NASS/AO/NICE guidelines.

⚕ For clinical reference only. Not a substitute for professional judgment.

© 2026 HemoChat. All rights reserved.
Research·Pricing·Privacy & Terms·Refund·SNOMED-CT · NASS · AO Spine · NICE · GraphRAG