title: Primary total knee arthroplasty for supracondylar/condylar femoral fracture in osteoarthritic knees.
abstract: Supracondylar or condylar femoral fractures require extended treatment and often result in loss of knee range of motion. We present 3 cases in which femoral fractures and preexisting painful knees secondary to osteoarthritis were treated using total knee arthroplasty with a stemmed femoral implant. The patients were all women aged 83, 84, and 87 years old. All fractures united within 3 months, and the patients could walk with 1 cane within 2 months. Primary total knee arthroplasty should be considered as a treatment for supracondylar/condylar femoral fractures in osteoarthritic knees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto Kujo Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography