Distal Femur Fracture Above a High Below-The-Knee Amputation Managed With Lateral Locking Plate
Fixation of the distal femur with a lateral locking plate did not interfere with the patient's ability to wear a prosthesis and should be considered for managing "periprosthetic" femur fractures in those with a below-the-knee amputation to maintain prosthetic usage.
Authors
- Andrew D. Lachance (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-8327)
- Matthew R. Camuso
- Catherine M Call (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2719-2482)
Institutions
- Maine Medical Center (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Guthrie Foundation (US)
- Maine Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Case Connector
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.25.00351
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00