Locked Plating of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Above Total Knee Arthroplasty

Hou Z., Bowen T. R., Irgit K. S., Strohecker K., Matzko M. E., Widmaier J., ...More

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA, vol.26, no.7, pp.427-432, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/bot.0b013e31822c050b
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.427-432
  • Keywords: total knee arthroplasty, periprosthetic fractures, locked plate, retrograde intramedullary nail, SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURES, FEMORAL FRACTURES, DISTAL, MORTALITY
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Fractures of the femur above a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are becoming increasingly common in the osteoporotic, aging populations of developed countries. Treatment of these fractures is complicated by the presence of a knee prosthesis, frequently limiting the bone available for distal fracture fixation. The recent application of minimally invasive surgical techniques and locked plate technology to this problem offers the promise of stable, fixed-angle fixation of small distal fracture fragments with limited surgical exposure. The purpose of this study is to report the clinical and radiographic outcomes of fracture fixation using this technique in patients with periprosthetic femur fractures above TKA.