Winquist and Hansen classification

The Winquist and Hansen classification is a system of categorizing femoral shaft fractures based upon the degree of comminution.[1]

## Classification

Type  | Description

|

I  | Transverse or short oblique fractures with no comminution or a small butterfly fragment of less than 25% of width of the bone
II  | Comminuted with a butterfly fragment of 50% or less of the width of the bone
III  | Comminuted with a large butterfly fragment of greater than 50% of the width of bone
IV  | Segmental comminution

## References

1. ↑ "Wheeless Online". http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/winquist_classification_of_femoral_shaft_frx. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winquist and Hansen classification. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Medicine:Winquist_and_Hansen_classification&oldid=1093386"