title: [Treatment of supracondylar femoral fracture proximal to a knee joint endoprosthesis by retrograde interlocking nailing].
abstract: A case of a supracondylar femoral fracture proximal to a total knee prosthesis is reported. This difficult fracture was managed with retrograde intramedullary locked nailing. The time to union was 6 weeks. Cancellous bone grafting was not necessary. At final follow up the patient had a knee score of 90 and a functional score of 80 points. This was equal to the result after joint replacement prior to the injury.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Behandlung einer suprakondylären Femurfraktur proximal einer Kniegelenksendoprothese durch retrograde Verriegelungsnagelung.