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Managing extremely distal periprosthetic femoral supracondylar fractures of total knee replacements - a new PHILOS-ophy
Ist Teil von
World journal of orthopedics, 2017-10, Vol.8 (10), p.809-813
Ort / Verlag
United States: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2017
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We report two cases where a proximal humeral locking plate was used for the fixation of an extremely distal, type III peri-prosthetic femoral fractures in relation to a total knee replacement (TKR). In each case there was concern regarding the fixation that could be achieved using the available anatomic distal femoral plates due to the size and bone quality of distal fragment. The design of the Proximal Humeral Internal Locking System (PHILOS) allows nine 3.5-mm locking screws to be placed over a small area in multiple directions. This allowed a greater number of fixation points to be achieved in the distal fragment. Clinical and radiological short-term follow-up (6-12 mo) has been satisfactory in both cases with no complications. We suggest the use of this implant for extremely distal femoral fractures arising in relation to the femoral component of a TKR.