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Distal Femur Fractures and Periprosthetic Fractures around Distal Femur

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Distal femoral fractures make up 4–6% of all osteoporotic femoral fractures [1]. Such fractures are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Studies showed that the mortality of elderly patients after distal femur fractures after at 6 months and 1 year were 17% and 30%, respectively [2, 3]. Similar to geriatric hip fractures, early surgical intervention of osteoporotic distal femur fractures can reduce both mortality and morbidity [4, 5].

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    Tak Wing Lau

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Wong, T.M. (2024). Distal Femur Fractures and Periprosthetic Fractures around Distal Femur. In: Leung, F., Lau, T.W. (eds) Surgery for Osteoporotic Fractures. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9696-4_10

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