title: Supracondylar nailing of distal periprosthetic femoral fractures.
abstract: Seven patients who sustained complex distal femoral fractures above total knee arthroplasties all treated by supracondylar (retrograde) femoral nailing were retrospectively evaluated. All the patients demonstrated uncomplicated postoperative follow-ups and returned to weight bearing between 2 and 3 months after surgery. No delayed healing occurred and alignment of the femur was satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. danielweber61@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pomeroy
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schaper
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Badenhausen
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Suthers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001168:Arthritis / Q000601:surgery; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome