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Distal femur periprosthetic knee fractures in elderly patients: clinical and radiographic outcome after internal fixation

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK: The incidence of periprosthetic knee fractures is steadily increasing, especially in the geriatric population. Surgical treatment in these patients must consider the poor bone quality and the risks of general complications related to age and comorbidities. The aim of...

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Autores principales: Canton, Gianluca, Tomic, Marko, Giunta, Michele, Maritan, Guido, Murena, Luigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8420835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34313656
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v92iS3.11770