title: Treatment of periprosthetic fractures around hip resurfacings with cephalomedullary nails.
abstract: We describe 2 cases of proximal femoral fractures, 1 intertrochanteric and 1 subtrochanteric, distal to hip resurfacing implants that were managed successfully via internal fixation with trochanteric start point cephalomedullary nails. Both patients had pain-free, well-functioning implants with radiographically healed fractures at their 1-year follow-up. This novel approach offers several advantages over previously described techniques for these rare and difficult-to-treat fractures.
authors.affiliation: St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Peskun
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Townley
authors.forename: Emil H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Schemitsch
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Waddell
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Whelan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057068:Periprosthetic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*