The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence and risk factors for periprosthetic femoral fractures in a population-based cohort of patients ten to twelve years following primary THR.

Intraoperative perforation of the femur, a serious ... when intraoperative fractures associated with an uncemented implant were treated with the use of cerclage wires or Parham bands and bone ...

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Initially, two distal cerclage wires were inserted before ... as evidenced in this case by the development of a periprosthetic femur fracture. Patients at risk for developing an intraoperative ...

The number of periprosthetic fractures of the hip and knee increased in recent years and is projected to continue increasing, according to a study published online June 19 in the Journal of Bone ...

Arthroplasty-associated infection, or periprosthetic joint infection (PJI ... and subsequent implantation of a new prosthesis) for PJI of the hip or knee is 2 to 4 times as high as the cost ...

Controversy exists over the use of bone cement in hip fractures treated with hemiarthroplasty ... 0.62 to 1.05). Periprosthetic fractures occurred in 0.5% and 2.1% of the patients in the ...

Extramedullary implants, such as sliding hip screws, have similar clinical outcomes to intramedullary devices. However, some studies have shown that intramedullary implants have a higher reoperation ...

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for periprosthetic fractures occurring in recipients of total hip replacement. Methods. We identified Medicare ...