Abstract
Periprosthetic distal femoral fractures are the most common around the knee and are expected to increase with the exponential growth of TKA. For acute comminuted fractures, the use of distal femoral replacements leads to satisfactory clinical outcomes with an acceptable complication rate for this challenging group of patients. Meticulous preoperative planning is crucial with appropriate surgical skills in using endoprostheses. This strategy offers patients immediate mobilisation with the ability to fully weight-bear which helps to reduce perioperative medical complications. This chapter discusses the management of periprosthetic knee fractures from an arthroplasty perspective using massive endoprostheses.
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Matar, H.E., Bloch, .V., Cameron, H.U., James, P.J. (2021). Periprosthetic Knee Fractures: An Arthroplasty Perspective. In: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81285-0_16
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