Periprosthetic Fractures

Results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress showed patients with distal femoral fractures experienced low mortality and reoperation rates, high implant survivorship and acceptable functional outcomes after distal femoral replacement.

Results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress showed patients with distal femoral fractures experienced low mortality and reoperation rates, high implant survivorship and acceptable functional outcomes after distal femoral replacement.

Surgical management of hip and knee periprosthetic fractures was associated with high rates of wound complications after total hip and knee arthroplasties, according to published results.

Use of cemented and collared stems during total hip arthroplasty through the mini-anterolateral approach reduced the risk of postoperative fracture requiring revision within the first 3 months, according to published results.

KOLOA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Cory A. Collinge, MD, spoke about periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur. He said it is critical to ensure the total knee implant is stable for patients with periprosthetic fractures.

ORLANDO — Data from registries in the United States and United Kingdom show an increase in the number of primary total hip arthroplasty periprosthetic femur fractures, a problem that presents orthopedic surgeons with challenges, including changes they may need to make intraoperatively to prevent these fractures, a presenter said at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.

As more patients each year undergo total joint replacement, an increasing number of patients develop periprosthetic fractures, especially femoral and proximal tibial periprosthetic fractures, and are referred to orthopaedic clinics. In the future, the numbers of patients with periprosthetic fractures following TJR procedures is expected to increase even more due to patients’ demands for an active lifestyle after they undergo TJR and due to the ever-larger overall pool of patients with a TJR.