cons of external method on femurs

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Hi everyone,
what are the cons of doing external method (LON) on femurs compared to internal ? in terms of consolidation  and axes ?

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Quote from: tgogo on January 02, 2021, 01:19:42 PMHi everyone,
what are the cons of doing external method (LON) on femurs compared to internal ? in terms of consolidation  and axes ?

The consensus is that there is a much bigger risk of muscle scarring and contracture compared to doing LON tibia because the femur is surrounded by a lot more muscle. Hence the inevitable loss of ROM. Generally, there are too many complications that occur when you do external femurs so almost all of the reputable doctors rebuke this method completely.