Periprosthetic fractures of the femur after total knee arthroplasty

Periprosthetic fracture following total knee arthroplasty is a potentially serious complication. This injury can involve the distal femur, proximal tibia or the patella. This review article analyzes the prevalence, risk factors, classification and treatment options for periprosthetic fractures of th...

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Autores principales: McGraw, Phil, Kumar, Arun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2010
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2948125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20661762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-010-0099-6
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spelling pubmed-29481252010-10-20 Periprosthetic fractures of the femur after total knee arthroplasty McGraw, Phil Kumar, Arun J Orthop Traumatol Review Article Periprosthetic fracture following total knee arthroplasty is a potentially serious complication. This injury can involve the distal femur, proximal tibia or the patella. This review article analyzes the prevalence, risk factors, classification and treatment options for periprosthetic fractures of the femur. Springer International Publishing 2010-07-27 2010-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2948125/ /pubmed/20661762 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-010-0099-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2010 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Periprosthetic fractures of the femur after total knee arthroplasty
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title_full Periprosthetic fractures of the femur after total knee arthroplasty
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title_short Periprosthetic fractures of the femur after total knee arthroplasty
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2948125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20661762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-010-0099-6
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