[Bridging osteosynthesis in closed compound fractures of the femur shaft]

The technique of bridging plate osteosynthesis in closed comminuted fractures of the femoral shaft is described. With regard to clinical and radiological results as well as to complications in the postoperative course a group of 17 fractures stabilized by the bridging technique is compared with a group of 16 femoral fractures fixed by plate osteosynthesis after anatomical reduction.