Journal article
Systematic Review of the Treatment of Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To systematically review and compare nonoperative and operative treatments for the management of periprosthetic distal femur fractures adjacent to total knee arthroplasties. Specific operative interventions compared included locked plating, retrograde intramedullary nailing (RIMN), and conventional (nonlocked) plating. Where possible, data were pooled to arrive at summary estimates of treatment effect [odds ratios (ORs) with …
Authors
Ristevski B; Nauth A; Williams DS; Hall JA; Whelan DB; Bhandari M; Schemitsch EH
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 307–312
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2014
DOI
10.1097/bot.0000000000000002
ISSN
0890-5339