Primary Versus Salvage Distal Femoral Endoprosthetic Replacement Following Native Distal Femur Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
sDFR following failed fixation of native DFFs was associated with nearly twice the risk of reoperation and postoperative complications compared to pDFR, despite being performed in a younger and less comorbid cohort. Elderly patients at risk of fixation failure may therefore benefit from pDFR.
Authors
- Navnit S. Makaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-8361)
- Chloe E. H. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0012-1596)
- L.C.Y. Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2800-8392)
- Catherine E. James
- Mr Nick Clement (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8792-0659)
- Chryssa Neo
Institutions
- Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101939
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00