Periprosthetic tibial fracture as a complication of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Current insights.

Wood, Matthew J; Al-Jabri, Talal; Maniar, Adit R; Stelzhammer, Thomas; Lanting, Brent; Giannoudis, Peter V · Injury · 2024

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Abstract

Periprosthetic fracture following knee arthroplasty is a rare but devastating complication associated with significant morbidity. With unicompartmental knee arthroplasty being performed far less frequently than total knee arthroplasty, periprosthetic fracture following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty presents a particular challenge to orthopaedic surgeons, due to clinical unfamiliarity and sparsity of literature. An up-to-date review of the epidemiology, risk factors, and management strategies for PPF after UKA is presented.

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