Abstract

PEREZ RIVERA, Orlando M.; PALANCO DOMINGUEZ, Lourdes E.; SANTANA NOVOA, Luis A.  and  HADAD CAPOTE, Erick. Surgical treatment applied for a femoral periprosthetic fracture. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.

Periprosthetic femoral fractures are more and more common, increasing according to an increment in number of patients presenting with arthroplasty. Authors present the case of a female patient aged 73, with a placement history of a partial Thompson prosthesis from left femoral neck fracture approximately 13 years ago. After a spontaneous fall, she suffered a periprosthetic fracture of type II Hohannson in left femur with a stable femoral shaft. By radiological studies a surgical treatment variant is showed using a straight AO plate and wire tiring. Using this procedure it was possible to obtain reduction and stability of fracture.

Keywords : Periprosthetic; subcapital; partial prosthesis.

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