ReviewUnfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)2026
[Periprosthetic fractures of the knee : Revision arthroplasty].
Review in Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundPeriprosthetic fractures of the knee joint are among the major complications following joint replacement surgery. The surgical treatment is challenging and therefore requires careful preoperative planning in order to select the best possible treatment strategy. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis review article was compiled based on a selective literature search of the PubMed database. Evidence-based treatment recommendations are provided using common classification systems and current research results.
resultsRegardless of the location of a periprosthetic fracture in the knee, at first it has to be determined whether the knee joint endoprosthesis is stable or loose. If the implant is stable, the prosthesis can be retained with osteosynthetic treatment. In the case of a loose implant, prosthesis malfunctioning, malalignment or malpositioning, ligament instability, infection or deficient bone substance, the prosthesis has to be replaced. Knowledge of the exact classification of the fracture and the implant in place is therefore essential for determining the surgical strategy. This article focuses primarily on the different strategies for prosthesis replacement.
conclusionPeriprosthetic fractures of the knee are complex injuries that require extensive expertise in trauma and arthroplasty in order to provide the best possible surgical treatment.
Indexed as
Identifiers
41055694What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.