Fig. 2.

a Schematic drawing of a curved femur with incomplete fracture confined to the lateral side of the bone. Note: increased tensile forces (arrows) are applied to this femur compared with one with a centered axis (Fig. 1a). Because of the prominent curvature of this femur, it would be difficult to insert an intramedullary nail (IMN) (b) without the risk of causing further injury to the architecture of the bone. b The curved femur with an incomplete fracture that was provided prophylactic treatment with lateral fixation according to the present approach. The plate is positioned with six bicortical screws