Open AccessNail and Plate Combination Fixation for Periprosthetic and Interprosthetic Fractures
Author(s) -
Richard S. Yoon,
Jay Patel,
Frank A. Liporace
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1531-2291
pISSN - 0890-5339
DOI - 10.1097/bot.0000000000001571
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , nail (fastener) , surgery , dentistry , arthroplasty , population , structural engineering , environmental health , engineering
Nail plate combination technique can be applied in the setting of periprosthetic and interprosthetic fractures to promote reliable healing with a biomechanically favorable construct. Here, technical aspects and discussion of the technique are reviewed through a case of an 87-year-old woman who suffered from an interprosthetic "floating" total knee arthroplasty (TKA); a supracondylar distal femur fracture in between a total hip arthroplasty and a TKA, with a proximal tibial metaphyseal fracture below the TKA tibial base plate.