Journal article
Periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures following knee arthroplasty: a biomechanical comparison of four methods of fixation
Abstract
PurposeThe aim of this study was to determine the biomechanical properties of four fixation options for periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures.MethodsFourth-generation composite femurs were implanted with a posterior-stabilizing femoral component of total knee arthroplasty. All femurs were osteotomized to produce a AO/OTA 33-A3 fracture pattern and four different constructs were tested: (1) non-locking plate; (2) polyaxial locking plate;…
Authors
Mäkinen TJ; Dhotar HS; Fichman SG; Gunton MJ; Woodside M; Safir O; Backstein D; Willett TL; Kuzyk PRT
Journal
International Orthopaedics, Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 1737–1742
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
9 2015
DOI
10.1007/s00264-015-2764-0
ISSN
0341-2695