Periprosthetic Fractures
Patient-specific screening tool calculates risk of periprosthetic fracture after THA
LAS VEGAS — A patient-specific screening tool successfully identified risk factors for periprosthetic femur fracture among patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, according to presented results.
Osteoporosis therapy reduced periprosthetic fracture risk after hip fracture arthroplasty
LAS VEGAS — Osteoporosis treatment started within 1 year of arthroplasty for a hip fracture was associated with a lower cumulative incidence of periprosthetic fractures vs. no osteoporosis treatment, presented data showed.
Bisphosphonate use prior to THA may be risk factor for periprosthetic fracture
LAS VEGAS — Use of bisphosphonates prior to primary total hip arthroplasty may be an independent risk factor for periprosthetic fracture among patients with osteoporosis, according to results presented here.
VIDEO: Technology allows for better care of patients with periprosthetic fractures
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Derek J. Donegan, MD, MBA, spoke about periprosthetic fractures around total knee arthroplasty implants on the femoral side.
VIDEO: Treat patients with periprosthetic fractures to allow for immediate weight-bearing
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Frank A. Liporace, MD, spoke about periprosthetic fractures.
Presenter: THA femoral periprosthetic fractures difficult, but not impossible to manage
When faced with the sometimes-challenging biomechanics, deforming forces and bone quality of patients with periprosthetic fractures in total hip arthroplasty, surgeons should use over-contoured plates and dual plates that span the femur.
VIDEO: Combined nailing, plating evolve treatment of periprosthetic distal femur fractures
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Cory A. Collinge, MD, spoke about intramedullary and extramedullary nailing and plating for patients with complex periprosthetic distal femur fractures.
VIDEO: Mega prostheses seen as great tools, use with respect for complication risk
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Frank A. Liporace, MD, spoke about mega prostheses in the treatment of periprosthetic fractures around a total knee arthroplasty or a revision knee arthroplasty.
68-year-old man with right hip pain, inability to bear weight after a golf swing
A 68-year-old man presented to the ED after he fell following a hard swing on the golf course and felt a pop in his right hip. He was unable to bear weight after the fall and had to use a walker to leave the golf course.
VIDEO: Reduce revisions when treating B-type periprosthetic hip fractures
WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Frank A. Liporace, MD, FAAOS, spoke about decreasing revisions when deciphering between a type B1 and B2 periprosthetic hip fractures.