Journal article
Proximal Femoral Allograft Treatment of Vancouver Type-B3 Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic femoral fractures following total hip arthroplasty are becoming more prevalent. When a fracture occurs in a femur with substantial proximal bone deficiency, the surgical options for revision are limited. One option includes the use of a proximal femoral allograft.
METHODS: We retrospectively assessed the results and complications of the use of a proximal femoral allograft to treat twenty-five Vancouver type-B3 …
Authors
Kellett CF; Boscainos PJ; Maury AC; Pressman A; Cayen B; Zalzal P; Backstein D; Gross A
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 89, No. 2_suppl_1, pp. 68–79
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2007
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.f.01047
ISSN
0021-9355