An unusual way of intramedullar fixation after a periprosthetic supracondylar femur fracture.
Periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures after a total knee arthroplasty are difficult surgical problems. We report a case of an 84-year-old woman with an osteoporotic fracture that was not deemed amenable to conventional treatment. In this case, a complete consolidation was achieved by using a proximal femur nail antirotation nail upside down and through the fracture for fixation.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Knee Reconstruction Unit, Sint Maartenkliniek, Woerden, Netherlands.
Johan H
JH
Pot
Ronald J
RJ
van Heerwaarden
Thomas W
TW
Patt
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D057068:Periprosthetic Fractures / Q000601:surgery*