ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2014
Periprosthetic femoral fracture - an interdisciplinary challenge.
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- [Periprosthetic fractures following total hip and knee arthroplasty: Risk factors, epidemiological aspects, diagnostics and classification systems].Der Unfallchirurg · 2016Pooled it
- Propensity-matched comparison of early femoral complications after cementless total hip arthroplasty with different stem designs.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- [Peri-implant shaft fractures of the femur and tibia : Classification, diagnostics, treatment and geriatric trauma aspects].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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- [Periprosthetic fractures-Diagnostics, classification and treatment].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2023Review
- Peri- and Interprosthetic Femoral Fractures-Current Concepts and New Developments for Internal Fixation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- [Individual aspects in eldery patients with fragility fractures].Der Radiologe · 2021Review
- Mortality, Risk Factors and Risk Assessment after Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures-A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- [Locking plate fixation of distal periprosthetic femoral fractures : Clinical outcome and mortality].Der Unfallchirurg · 2021Article
- Management of periprosthetic fracture following total knee arthroplasty- a retrospective study to decide when to fix or when to revise?Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2020Article
- [Traumatic periprosthetic fractures in patients with total hip replacement].Der Unfallchirurg · 2019Article
- A new classification of TKA periprosthetic femur fractures considering the implant type.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
- The Biological Metallic versus Metallic Solution in Treating Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: Outcome Assessment.Advances in medicine · 2016Article
- Periprosthetic femoral fractures--incidence, classification problems and the proposal of a modified classification scheme.International orthopaedics · 2015Review
- Incidence and predisposing factors of periprosthetic proximal femoral fractures: a literature review.International orthopaedics · 2015Review
- Bicortical screw fixation provides superior biomechanical stability but devastating failure modes in periprosthetic femur fracture care using locking plates.International orthopaedics · 2015Article
- Periprosthetic fracture management around total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
- The location of the fracture determines the better solution, osteosynthesis or revision, in periprosthetic femoral fractures.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe increasing implantation rates of total hip and knee prostheses have been accompanied by a corresponding rise in periprosthetic fractures (PPF), most often affecting the femur.
methodThis review is based on a selective search of the PubMed database for articles in English and German. The search was carried out with a set of pertinent medical subject headings (MeSH) and as a free text search employing a logical combination of search terms (evidence grade III-IV).
resultsSoft-tissue-sparing, stable-angle plate osteosynthesis with a firmly seated implant is a safe treatment of periprosthetic femoral fracture (PPFF). A correct assessment of the stability of the prosthesis is a prerequisite for the success of treatment. A loose prosthesis must be surgically revised, and a failed osteosynthesis can also necessitate revision of the prosthesis. The conservative management of PPFF is generally not indicated, as it has a high complication rate.
conclusionThe treatment of periprosthetic fractures requires competence, not just in osteosynthetic techniques, but also in endoprosthesis implantation and revision. Careful preoperative planning to select the proper treatment is essential, and the necessary equipment must be on hand.
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