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Periprosthetic Fractures

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The incidence of periprosthetic knee fractures is increasing and will inevitably rise due to the increased number of total knee arthroplasties (TKA) and patients’ life expectancy [1]. The total incidence of periprosthetic knee fractures ranges from 0.3 to 5.5 % for primary TKA and up to 30 % for revision TKA [2–5].

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    Gabriele Pisanu MD, Alessandro Crosio MD & Filippo Castoldi MD

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Pisanu, G., Crosio, A., Castoldi, F. (2016). Periprosthetic Fractures. In: Castoldi, F., Bonasia, D. (eds) Fractures Around the Knee. Fracture Management Joint by Joint. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28806-2_9

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