title: [Treatment of periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur with the LISS system].
abstract: Authors present two cases of periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur. Both patients were female, 77 and 78 years old, formerly treated with total knee replacement. After stabilization of the fractures with the LISS system very good functional results and union were achieved in four months.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Ortopedyczno-Urazowy, Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Lodzi.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panasiuk
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kmieciak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome