title: Periprosthetic femoral supracondylar fracture after total knee arthroplasty with navigation system.
abstract: We report 1 patient with a supracondylar periprosthetic fracture 1 month after computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty. The fracture line extended from previous anchoring pinholes into the supracondyle area. Intramedullary nailing of the left femur was performed under close reduction. The possible complication of pinhole fracture to total knee arthroplasty with navigation system should be kept in mind.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chi-Huan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tain-Hsiung
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Po-Chou
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Kung-Sheng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wei-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted