High rate of complications after operative fixation of open periprosthetic distal femur fractures

This multicenter case series highlights the difficulty of treating open periprosthetic distal femur fractures as evidenced by the high complication rate (specifically nonunion and infection).

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OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
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2025-04-23
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https://doi.org/10.1097/oi9.0000000000000400
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Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
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High rate of complications after operative fixation of open periprosthetic distal femur fractures

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High rate of complications after operative fixation of open periprosthetic distal femur fractures

Eric F. Swart, Luke A. Lopas, John Garfi, Jennifer Poirier, Arun Aneja, Brad Askam, Judith A. Siegel, Zachary J. Sirois, Yu Min Suh, Shawn Dripchak, Daria L. Kinchelow, Lulla V. Kiwinda, Brian Richard, JaNell Dupree, Jeffrey A. Foster, Andrew T. Chen, Chandler Sneed, Yohan Jang, Christian A. Péan, John S. Hwang, Jessica E. Goetz, Mikhail A. Bethell, Matthew Brown, Robert H Bardsley
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Abstract

This multicenter case series highlights the difficulty of treating open periprosthetic distal femur fractures as evidenced by the high complication rate (specifically nonunion and infection).

OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic TraumaVol. 8(2)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US), Indiana University Health (US), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (US), Mount Carmel Health (US), University of Arizona (US), University of Kentucky (US), Lahey Medical Center (US), Eskenazi Health Foundation (US), Duke University Hospital (US), Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
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