Open AccessPeriprosthetic fractures: epidemiology and current treatment
Author(s) -
Antonio Capone,
Stefano Congia,
Roberto Civinini,
Giuseppe Marongiu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1971-3266
pISSN - 1724-8914
DOI - 10.11138/ccmbm/2017.14.1.189
Subject(s) - periprosthetic , epidemiology , medicine , orthopedic surgery , elbow , arthroplasty , population , joint infections , intensive care medicine , surgery , physical therapy , environmental health
Periprosthetic fractures are becoming increasingly frequent due to aging population and growing number of total joint replacements involving joints different from hip and knee, such as shoulder and elbow. The treatment of these fractures still represents one of the major challenges for the orthopedic surgeon. Despite all efforts to understand and treat these patients, high rate of failure and mortality are still reported. In this review, the epidemiology of periprosthetic fractures, risk factors and results of surgical treatment are disclosed. Moreover, we propose a treatment algorithm based on the findings of the New Unified Classification System.