Her knee was previously functioning well. However, 4 months prior to her current presentation, she fell and sustained a left distal periprosthetic femur fracture (Figure 1). This was managed at an ...

Severely comminuted distal femur fractures require anatomic internal fixation for best results, but obtaining rigid fixation of the multiple fragments may be challenging or impossible using ...

We reviewed fracture records and radiographs (when available) from all hip and femur fractures to identify those below the lesser trochanter and above the distal metaphyseal flare (subtrochanteric ...

Collinge, MD, spoke about intramedullary and extramedullary nailing and plating for patients with complex periprosthetic distal femur fractures. “These are complicated fractures, and we would ...

Rabin SI. In Severely Comminuted Intercondylar-Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures, Use the Device That Fits. MedGenMed 1(3), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine ...