International orthopaedics
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We treat periprosthetic fracture of the distal femur above total knee arthroplasty using single or double plating and the minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) technique. Here, we report the results of using this operative treatment and our analysis of whether very distally extended fractures can also be successfully treated using internal fixation. ⋯ Periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur can be successfully healed using internal fixation, either the single- or double-plate MIPO technique, even for very distally extended fractures.