Winquist classification of femoral shaft fractures

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 9 Aug 2022

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Citation:

Benoudina S, Weerakkody Y, Murphy A, et al. Winquist classification of femoral shaft fractures. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-48180

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-48180

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/48180

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48180

Article created:

23 Sep 2016, Samir Benoudina

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Last revised:

9 Aug 2022, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Musculoskeletal, Trauma

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Classifications

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femoral shaft fractures, winquist, classification, cases

Synonyms:

Winquist and Hansen Classification of Femoral Fractures

The Winquist classification of femoral shaft fractures is based on fracture comminution and was proposed by Winquist in 1980. This classification is used with regards to management decision making, in determining whether a fracture requires an intramedullary nail or open reduction.

type 0: no comminution or a small butterfly fragment less than 25 % of the width of the bone
type I: small butterfly fragment less than 25 % of the width of the bone
type II: butterfly fragment 50 % or less of the width of the bone
type III: comminuted with a large butterfly fragment, greater than 50 % of the width of the bone
type IV: severe comminution of an entire segment of bone (segmental comminution)