title: Fixation failure of the LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 in patients with missing posteromedial support in unstable per-, inter-, and subtrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur.
abstract: The LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 (PF-LCP) represents a new generation of extramedullary fixation devices for stable and unstable trochanteric and/or subtrochanteric fractures. We report four cases of secondary varus collapse of the fracture with hardware failure of the implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne 13, Switzerland. karl.wieser@ksl.ch
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wieser
authors.forename: Reto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Babst
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure