Cargando…

Ilizarov external fixation for a periprosthetic tibial fracture in severe osteoporosis: a case report

BACKGROUND: The incidence of periprosthetic fractures after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is rising due to the increasing number of TKAs performed annually and the growing elderly population. A periprosthetic fracture of the proximal tibia following TKA is a rare injury that may be a challenging cli...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nozaka, Koji, Miyakoshi, Naohisa, Sato, Takeshi, Shimada, Yoichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7057544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32131797
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3176-x