Open AccessDoes the Periprosthetic Fracture Pattern Depend on the Stem Fixation Method in Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Author(s) -
Kap-Soo Han,
Seung-Rok Kang,
Sun Jung Yoon
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
clinics in orthopedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2005-4408
pISSN - 2005-291X
DOI - 10.4055/cios22004
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , surgery , dentistry , arthroplasty , femoral fracture , femur
Management of periprosthetic femoral fractures (PFFs) is reportedly challenging. Different patterns of PFFs would occur based on whether stem fixation was primarily cemented or cementless and whether these patterns would be associated with clinical outcomes, such as subsidence, fracture union, and complications, after stem revision.