title: Mennen plate fixation for fractures of the femoral shaft after ipsilateral hip arthroplasty.
abstract: We performed osteosynthesis with the use of a Mennen plate for six patients with femoral fractures in the vicinity of the stem, which occurred after ipsilateral hip arthroplasty. The fixation was so favorable that postoperative deformity was slight. At 4 months after surgery, bone fusion was obtained in all patients, and their hip joint functions recovered to the preinjury level. For femoral fractures in the vicinity of the stem after ipsilateral arthroplasty, there are no suitable fixation methods other than treatment with the Mennen plate. Therefore, this method is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Shimane Medical University, Izumoshi, Shimaneken, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome