[Fractures of the femur following prosthetic replacement of the hip-and knee joint (author's transl)].
10 patients who underwent prosthetic hip-or knee replacement suffered intra- and postoperatively from fractures of the femoral shaft. Loosened prostheses were replaced by longshafted prostheses. As long as the shaft of the prosthesis fits tight, stabilisation of the fracture by the plate can be achieved.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*
Femurfrakturen bei Totalendoprothesenplastiken.