title: [Supracondylar fracture of the femur following arthrodesis at the knee].
abstract: We present a 65 year old patient who complained of pain in the right supracondylar femur region after minor trauma. He previously underwent arthrodesis of the knee and had had several operative treatments for a septic hip endoprosthesis on the same side. The MRI showed a fracture of the supracondylar femur, which was successfully treated by partial intra- and extramedullary minimal invasive osteosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Stadtrandstrasse 555-561, 13589 Berlin, Deutschland. kertmen15@yahoo.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kertmen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome