ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2019
Clinical outcome and quality of life of patients with periprosthetic distal femur fractures and retained total knee arthroplasty treated with polyaxial locking plates: a single-center experience.
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- Periprosthetic Fractures After Total Knee Arthroplasty-A Two-Center Study and Systematic Review of the Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of fixation versus arthroplasty for geriatric distal femur fractures.Injury · 2022Pooled it
- Fixation strategies for periprosthetic femur fractures around knee replacements: a comprehensive single-center analysis of 102 consecutive cases.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Outcomes of locked plating and retrograde intramedullary nailing for periprosthetic distal femur fractures after TKA.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Dual Construct for Very Low Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fracture-Case Series and Extensile Medial Parapatellar Single Incision Approach.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Medial augmentation plating of aseptic distal femoral nonunions.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing and Locked Plating for the Treatment of Periprosthetic Supracondylar Femur Fractures: A Meta-Analysis and Quantitative Review.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2022Review
- Distal femur periprosthetic knee fractures in elderly patients: clinical and radiographic outcome after internal fixation.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2021Article
- Immediate weight-bearing is safe following lateral locked plate fixation of periprosthetic distal femoral fractures.Knee surgery & related research · 2021Article
- Clinical Outcome After Replacement of Distal Femur/Proximal Tibia in a Heterogeneous Patient Cohort: Function Following Tumour, Trauma, and Loosening.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
purposeThe number of total knee arthroplasties (TKA) increased rapidly. In conjunction with higher implantation rates, periprosthetic femur fractures following TKA are also gradually increasing. Purpose of this study was to evaluate polyaxial locking plate treatment of periprosthetic femoral fractures with retained total knee replacement using polyaxial locking plates in regard to quality of life, functional outcome and complications.
methodsThe Study design is a single-center retrospective cohort analysis. Included were patients with periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures with a well-fixed knee prosthesis initially treated with NCB plate (Non-contact bridging plate, Zimmer Inc., Warsaw, IN). Primary outcome was measured including quality of life and functional status using the SMFA-D score (German short musculoskeletal function assessment questionnaire), the mortality rate and union rate. Formerly published SMFA-data presenting representative randomly chosen cross-sectional data from general population of the USA and Dutch population was used as historic control group.
resultsIn total, 45 patients with a mean age of 74 years were included (10 males; 35 females). Body mass index averaged 27.4 kg/m
conclusionBesides already highlighted limitations in range of motion, we quantified patient-related limitations in daily living. A large number of patients after surgery are not self-reliant mobile or on orthopedic aids. A high CCI was directly related to the mortality rate and can be used as a predictive factor for postoperative mortality.
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