title: Bilateral stress fracture of the femoral shaft after total knee arthroplasty: a case report.
abstract: The authors present a case of bilateral stress fracture of the femoral shaft 15 years after total knee arthroplasty. Considerable femoral bowing deformity and varus malposition of the femoral and tibial components after total knee arthroplasty may produce abnormal stresses and lead to stress fracture of the distal femur in the region of greatest curvature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 97 Guro-dong Gil, Guro-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hong Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Ji Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Ju Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Jung Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography