Setting yourself up for success: locked plating in periprosthetic fractures about total knee arthroplasty

Summary: As the incidence of total knee arthroplasty increases, a concurrent increase in periprosthetic fractures will also occur. This article focuses on the most common fracture types and current strategies adopted to overcome this challenging clinical problem. Our goal is to outline the role of l...

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Autores: Robinson Esteves Santos Pires, Mauricio Kfuri
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/57045
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1843/57045
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Knee fracture
Periprosthetic fracture
Knee arthroplasty
Distal femoral fracture
Fragility fracture
Fraturas do Joelho
Fraturas Periprotéticas
Artroplastia do Joelho
Fraturas Femorais Distais
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Sumario:Summary: As the incidence of total knee arthroplasty increases, a concurrent increase in periprosthetic fractures will also occur. This article focuses on the most common fracture types and current strategies adopted to overcome this challenging clinical problem. Our goal is to outline the role of locking plates in the management of knee periprosthetic fractures.