JBJS, 2004, Volume 86, Issue 1_suppl_2

Treatment Protocol for Proximal Femoral Periprosthetic Fractures

Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS Venkat R. Rapuri, MD James J. Purtill, MD Peter F. Sharkey, MD Richard H. Rothman, MD, PHD William J. Hozack, MD

Hip

The outcome of an otherwise successful total hip arthroplasty is occasionally compromised by complications. Fracture around the femoral stem is a rare but potentially problematic complication of total hip arthroplasty. Such fractures can range from being minor, with minimal or no effect on the outcome, to being catastrophic and possibly creating an unreconstructable problem with an immense effect on the patient’s function.

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