An unusual way of intramedullar fixation after a periprosthetic supracondylar femur fracture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures after a total knee arthroplasty are difficult surgical problems. We report a case of an 84-year-old woman with an osteoporotic fracture that was not deemed amenable to conventional treatment. In this case, a complete consolidation was achieved by using a proximal femur nail antirotation nail upside down and through the fracture for fixation.
Medical subject headings
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Knee Prosthesis
- Periprosthetic Fractures
Anatomy
- femur
- knee