Although dedicated distal medial femoral plates are available, the authors find that a flipped proximal humerus plate can serve as an effective and readily accessible solution for medial locking ...

Subsequently, a medial subvastus approach was performed ... A 12-hole variable angle distal femur locking plate was applied to the lateral femur with locking screws distally and cortical screws ...

However, since the advent of press-fit femoral stems for hip arthroplasty, we have seen a number of patients who have sustained iatrogenic fractures of the proximal and medial aspect of the femur ...