The bone & joint journal
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The bone & joint journal · Apr 2016
Epidemiology of periprosthetic femoral fractures in 5417 revision total hip arthroplasties: a 40-year experience.
The goals of this study were to define the risk factors, characteristics, and chronology of fractures in 5417 revision total hip arthroplasties (THAs). ⋯ In revision THA, intra-operative periprosthetic femoral fractures occur three times more often with uncemented stems. Many are non-displaced diaphyseal fractures treated with cerclage fixation. While postoperative fracture risks are equivalent between uncemented and cemented components, they occur at notably different time periods based on stem fixation type.