When pai was relieved, the patient returned to normal lift. Techniques reported by Mooney et al, Connolly and King, and Sermiento may also be considered functional.
In the present paper, functional treatment in intraarticular knee fractures and multifragment fractures of the shaft of femurs is comprised of (1) use of skeletal traction fixed above the ankle through both tibia and fibula; (2)placement of skeletal traction in specially designed rehabilitation splints; (3)isometric exercises of the quadriceps muscle of the thigh beginning a few hours after fracture; (4)passive movement of the knee, and proximal and distal joints beginning three weeks after fracture; and (5) addition of active of active and resistive exercises. Traction in the intraarticular knee fractures aims at decompressing articular surfaces, fracture reduction, avoiding contractures, and immobilizing the extremity to achieve stability.