title: Conservative treatment of ipsilateral supracondylar femoral fracture after total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Conservative as well as operative treatment has been proposed for fractures above a knee prosthesis. Three cases are reported and an explanation for the fractures on a mechanical basis is given. Our results shows that closed treatment also leads to satisfactory results, avoiding the risks of extensive surgery.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011859:Radiography; D014143:Traction