Supracondylar nailing of distal periprosthetic femoral fractures.
- Weber D Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. danielweber61@hotmail.com
- Pomeroy DL
- Schaper LA
- Badenhausen WE
- Curry JI
- Smith MW
- Suthers KE
- 2000-04-25
Published in:
- International orthopaedics. - 2000
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arthritis
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Bone Nails
Female
Femoral Fractures
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Humans
Male
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
English
Seven patients who sustained complex distal femoral fractures above total knee arthroplasties all treated by supracondylar (retrograde) femoral nailing were retrospectively evaluated. All the patients demonstrated uncomplicated postoperative follow-ups and returned to weight bearing between 2 and 3 months after surgery. No delayed healing occurred and alignment of the femur was satisfactory.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- green
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1007/s002640050008
- PMID 10774859
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.rero.ch/global/documents/33142
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