title: [Type I fractures - statistics].
abstract: Two main criteria are important for the therapeutic management of type I femoral fracture following hip arthroplasty: - Implant stability (prosthetic stability). - Radiographic loosening. Spiral fractures are an indication for surgical treatment (84 %). Healing occured in 80 % of cases within a period of 3 months. Mortality rate is higher in patients who underwent revision arthroplasty (22 %).We recommend the following management protocol:In the case of aseptic loosening : revision arthroplasty with a long-stem femoral prosthesis is indicated.If there is no loosening : internal fixation is preferred. In case of a short oblique fracture, functional treatment can be conducted.
authors.affiliation: Service Orthopédie - Traumatologie 2, C.H.R. Hôpital Maison Blanche, 45, rue Cognacq Jay, F-51092, Reims Cedex, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gandon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rifai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arzour
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Segal