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Review Meta Analysis
[Periprosthetic fractures following total hip and knee arthroplasty : Risk factors, epidemiological aspects, diagnostics and classification systems].
- M Fuchs, C Perka, and P von Roth.
- Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Klinik für Orthopädie, Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
- Unfallchirurg. 2016 Mar 1; 119 (3): 185-93.
AbstractPeriprosthetic fractures following hip and knee arthroplasty are potentially severe complications. As a fundament in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, specific classification systems are necessary to ensure an optimal individualized treatment of these sometimes complicated fractures. This review article summarizes the epidemiological aspects, risk factors and diagnostics of periprosthetic hip and knee fractures. The most frequently used location related fracture classifications systems are explained. In addition, the recently introduced unified classification system (UCS), which is applicable to any location of periprosthetic fractures, is described in detail. Initial studies have shown a reliable applicability of the UCS to periprosthetic hip and knee fractures.
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