In terms of preventing periprosthetic supracondylar femur fractures ... the soft tissue envelope around the fracture area and avoiding the use of cerclage wire whenever possible.

The increase in periprosthetic femur fractures during THA may ... Most are nondisplaced and the vast majority of these fractures can be treated with cerclage wire at the area of the fracture ...

We conclude that periprosthetic fracture occurs in about one in 400 THR recipients per year once these patients are 10 years out from their hip replacement. These data will help clinicians as they ...

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 ...

Background: The increasing implantation rates of total hip and knee prostheses have been accompanied by a corresponding rise in periprosthetic fractures (PPF), most often affecting the femur.

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 ...

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 ...