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).
Authors
- Eric F. Swart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-5101)
- Luke A. Lopas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4735-2818)
- John Garfi
- Jennifer Poirier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2678-8695)
- Arun Aneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0011-1184)
- Brad Askam
- Judith A. Siegel
- Zachary J. Sirois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8241-6610)
- Yu Min Suh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7341-9480)
- Shawn Dripchak
- Daria L. Kinchelow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0185-6068)
- Lulla V. Kiwinda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-3088)
- Brian Richard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6446-5024)
- JaNell Dupree
- Jeffrey A. Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3875-5401)
- Andrew T. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0396-9960)
- Chandler Sneed
- Yohan Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-7378)
- Christian A. Péan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7445-1152)
- John S. Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0832-0995)
- Jessica E. Goetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7197-5978)
- Mikhail A. Bethell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2270-9067)
- Matthew Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7504-1710)
- Robert H Bardsley
Institutions
- 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)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/oi9.0000000000000400
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01